Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

12 Jun 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

17,821,398

2.58%

6,084,236

0.88%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,898,454

0.85%

17,161,698

2.48%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

1,170,102

0.17%

TOTAL:

23,719,852

3.43%

24,416,036

3.53%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

290,144

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

102,750

1.9957 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

95,000

1.9910 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

94,676

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

85,614

1.9849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

71,770

1.9913 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

27,039

1.9839 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

13,944

1.9884 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,383

1.9856 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,441

1.9922 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,670

1.9971 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,194

1.9951 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,393

1.9962 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,484

1.9904 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,745

1.9881 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,352

1.9865 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

1.9823 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

850

1.9930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

850

1.9929 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

292

1.9810 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

43

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3

1.9965 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

252,748

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

248,313

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

85,614

1.9849 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

60,629

1.9901 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

53,093

1.9983 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

52,760

1.9870 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

44,945

1.9877 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

41,096

1.9887 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

30,649

1.9879 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

21,130

1.9938 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

17,821

1.9944 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

16,345

1.9929 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,542

1.9851 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

7,039

1.9808 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

6,127

1.9920 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,558

1.9898 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

4,135

1.9953 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

3,366

1.9964 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,894

1.9839 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,446

1.9905 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,873

1.9970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

850

1.9930 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

792

1.9811 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

150

1.9922 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10

1.9960 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

-61

1.9894 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,745

1.9881 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

9,441

1.9922 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

342

1.9870 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,956

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,051

1.9970 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,944

1.9884 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18

2.0200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,551

1.9923 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,107

1.9958 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,366

1.9964 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,558

1.9898 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,297

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,542

1.9851 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,678

1.9870 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,945

1.9877 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,760

1.9870 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

150

1.9922 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

268

1.9841 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

792

1.9811 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

979

1.9856 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,446

1.9905 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,671

1.9834 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,887

1.9899 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,731

1.9885 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41,096

1.9887 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

117,934

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

2.0020 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

1.9987 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,352

1.9865 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,824

1.9858 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,217

1.9921 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,383

1.9856 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,255

1.9900 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,000

1.9916 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89,215

1.9900 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

13 Jun 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

4 2/7p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-1,170,102

1.7390

European

08-May-2025

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: