Holding(s) in Company

WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire

London, November 30

John Wood Group PLC (“Company”)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

2. Reason for Notification

VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY A CONTROLLED UNDERTAKING

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

FIL LIMITED

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

SEE SECTION 9

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

26 NOVEMBER 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified

28 NOVEMBER 2015

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

ABOVE 5%

8. Notified details

(A) Voting rights attached to shares

Number of voting rights – Direct – N/A

Number of voting rights – Indirect – 22,002,033 – 5.8%

(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 – 22,002,033

Percentage of voting rights – 5.8%

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

PROXY VOTING

10. Name of the proxy holder

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights

N/A

13. Additional Information

N/A

14. Contact name

SALLY-ANN HATTON

15. Contact telephone number

[email protected], 01737 837148

Notification authorised by:

LORRAINE SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

30 NOVEMBER 2015