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

FIL LIMITED

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

N/A

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

26 FEBRUARY 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified

27 FEBRUARY 2014

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

BELOW 5%

8. Notified details

(A) Voting rights attached to shares

Number of voting rights - Direct - N/A

Number of voting rights - Indirect - 18,245,808 - 4.86%

(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 - 18,245,808

Percentage of voting rights - 4.86%

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

Sum of Factored Shares Held                                                    
                                                                               
Custodian                       Advisor                                   Total     
                                                                               
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS (C)   FFML-FIL FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED         19,300
                                                                               
BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C)          FG-FIL GESTION                        1,416,785
                                                                               
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)  FFML-FIL FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED     15,475,685
                                                                               
                                FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED               3,453
                                                                               
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO  FIJ-FIL INVESTMENTS (JAPAN) LTD         222,188
                                                                               
CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S)   FIMHK-FIL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT          34,100
                                (HONG KONG) LIMITED                            
                                                                               
JP MORGAN FONDS SVCS GMBH (C)   FPM-FIL PENSION MANAGEMENT               14,300
                                                                               
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)      FFML-FIL FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED         60,100
                                                                               
                                FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED             158,000
                                                                               
                                FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK)      301,496
                                LIMITED                                        
                                                                               
                                FPM-FIL PENSION MANAGEMENT               41,100
                                                                               
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C)  FIJ-FIL INVESTMENTS (JAPAN) LTD          58,500
                                                                               
MELLON BANK (S)(C)              FPM-FIL PENSION MANAGEMENT               52,400
                                                                               
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE (S)  FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED             164,900
                                                                               
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C)    FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED               3,500
                                                                               
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON (C)       FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED             161,400
                                                                               
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (C  FI(S)L-FIL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT         20,300
                                (SINGAPORE) LIMITED                            
                                                                               
                                FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL        38,301
                                                                               
Grand Total                                                          18,245,808

PROXY VOTING

10. Name of the proxy holder

FIL LIMITED

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire

987,097

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights

26 FEBRUARY 2014

13. Additional Information

N/A

14. Contact name

Nevelina Rousseva

15. Contact telephone number

01737 837216

Notification authorised by:

 

Robbie M. B. Brown, Company Secretary

27 FEBRUARY 2014