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

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. AND ITS GROUP

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

SEE SECTION 13 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

12 JUNE 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified

13 JUNE 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 - 318,809- 0.085%

Number of voting rights - Indirect - 17,557,946- 4.681%

(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 - 17,876,755

Percentage of voting rights - 4.766%

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies
controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia
Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting
rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and
Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

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

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c ZLA08                          27,088
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 39364                         791,694
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd A/c 5000212310                     98,733
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 75102                         627,852
                                                                               
Vidacos Nominees Ltd                  A/c 6012918307                    265,213
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)      A/c 847452                         95,409
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)      A/c 740190                        219,635
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)      A/c 739874                      1,037,041
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)      A/c 740311                        101,864
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees )     A/c PTG 15303 / 09997799          246,444
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)      A/c 811056                         86,025
Limited                                                                        
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                    A/c 44729                          28,420
                                                                               
Nortrust Nominees LTD                 A/c BBH05                         295,246
                                                                               
William & Glyns (Isle of Man)         A/c 301780                         84,543
Nominees Ltd                                                                   
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c ZLA03                       5,117,805
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 07198                         264,642
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 27642                          54,167
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c ZLA09                          14,349
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 10479                           7,658
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c ZLA12                         269,715
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c ZLA14                          81,487
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 07207                         439,011
                                                                               
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd              A/c WWSF0004002                   497,082
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 10491                       4,093,379
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 10488                       1,447,855
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 10489                         555,503
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c 30337                         169,524
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd               A/c ZLA15                         859,371

14. Contact name

MARK POWNEY, THREADNEEDLE GROUP

15. Contact telephone number

01793 363135

Notification authorised by:

 

ROBBIE M. B. BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY

13 JUNE 2014