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

ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS

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

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

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

SEE 9

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

28 NOVEMBER 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified

1 DECEMBER 2014

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

ABOVE 4%

8. Notified details

(A) Voting rights attached to shares

Number of voting rights - Direct - N/A

Number of voting rights - Indirect - 15,049,692 - 4.012%

(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 - 15,049,692

Percentage of voting rights - 4.012%

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

CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY -              3,650,192 (0.973%)

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY

(CAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUND) -      11,399,500 (3.039%)

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

N/A

15. Contact telephone number

N/A

Notification authorised by:

 

LORRAINE SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

2 DECEMBER 2014