Holding(s) in Company

Wood Group (John) PLC
14 July 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Bank of New York, London ............................ 712,546 shares
Citibank NA, London ................................. 135,940 shares
JP Morgan/Chase, London ........................   10,272,969 shares
State Street Bank, London ......................... 3,470,230 shares


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not notified


6. Percentage of issued class

N/a


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not notified


8. Percentage of issued class

N/a


9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES


10. Date of transaction

Not notified


11. Date company informed

13 July 2004


12. Total holding following this notification

14,591,685 shares


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.018669%


14. Any additional information

None


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LORRAINE SPROULE (01224 851041)


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

IAN JOHNSON,  COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification

14 July 2004


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