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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2(a) & 3(a)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ('RI') STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code')

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 17 March 2017
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal YES:
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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: ORD
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 4,054,677 0.98% 1,685,161 0.43%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
937,015 0.24% 3,099,493 0.79%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 4,991,692 1.22% 4,784,654 1.23%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
50p ORD Purchase 2,578,149 5.1325 GBP 4.964 GBP
50p ORD Sale 2,509,255 5.1325 GBP 4.964 GBP
ADR Purchase 5,852 6.1252 USD 6.1 USD
ADR Sale 5,852 6.1252 USD 6.1 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
50p ORD CFD Long 1 5.1100 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 1,150 5.0493 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 3,852 5.0067 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 7,950 5.0627 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 15,947 5.0257 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 41,181 5.0963 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 41,181 5.0963 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 77,397 5.0522 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 105,812 5.0366 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 154,573 4.9660 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Long 154,573 4.9660 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 230,899 4.9659 GBP
50p ORD CFD Long 359,934 5.0782 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 331 5.0187 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 789 5.0843 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 1,169 5.0255 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 7,958 5.0439 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 28,157 4.9990 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 49,898 5.0657 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 63,618 5.0846 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 98,750 5.0394 GBP
50p ORD SWAP Short 253,984 4.9713 GBP
50p ORD CFD Short 463,934 5.0133 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

 Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

 Details Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 24 Mar 2017
Contact name: Hemika Mistry
Telephone number: 020 7116 3891

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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