Holding(s) in Company

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

2. Reason for Notification

DISPOSAL OF VOTING RIGHTS

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation

EES TRUSTEES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

COMPUTERSHARE NOMINEES (CHANNEL ISLANDS) LTD

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached

13 JULY 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified

13 JULY 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

BELOW 3%

8. Notified details

(A) Voting rights attached to shares

Number of voting rights - Direct - N/A

Number of voting rights - Indirect - 10,151,351 - 2.73%

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

(C) Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument - N/A

Exercise Price - N/A

Expiration date - N/A

Exercise/conversion period - N/A

Number of voting rights instrument refers to - N/A

Percentage of voting rights - Nominal - N/A Delta - N/A

Total A + B + C

Number of voting rights - 10,151,351

Percentage of voting rights - 2.73%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

N/A

PROXY VOTING

10. Name of the proxy holder

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A

13. Additional Information

N/A

14. Contact name

ROBBIE M B BROWN

15. Contact telephone number

01224 851000

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

ROBBIE M B BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY

16 JULY 2012