Holding(s) in Company

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

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London, August 26

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

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGERS 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

24 AUGUST 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified

26 AUGUST 2015

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

BELOW 12%

8. Notified details

(A) Voting rights attached to shares

Number of voting rights – Direct – N/A

Number of voting rights – Indirect - 45,188,125 – 11.99%

(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 – 45,188,125

Percentage of voting rights – 11.99%

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

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED (AND/OR ACTING FOR ITS AFFILIATES) AS DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER ON BEHALF OF MULTIPLE MANAGED PORTFOLIOS

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

Ben Van Loon

15. Contact telephone number

01224 404090

Notification authorised by:

LORRAINE SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

26 AUGUST 2015