14th Mar 2011 17:05
John Wood Group PLC14 March 2011 John Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group") POSTING OF CIRCULAR AND NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DISPOSAL OF WELL SUPPORT DIVISION
Further to the announcement made on 14 February 2011, Wood Group announces that the circular (the "Circular") relating to the proposed disposal of its well support division has been posted to shareholders. The Circular contains a notice of a general meeting (the "General Meeting") of Wood Group to consider and, if thought fit, to pass a resolution approving the disposal of the Well Support Division to GE Energy Manufacturing, Inc.
The General Meeting will be held at John Wood House, Greenwell Road, East Tullos, Aberdeen AB12 3AX on Thursday 31 March 2011 at 1.00 p.m.
The Circular is available on Wood Group's website at www.woodgroup.com. Copies of the Circular are available for inspection at the registered office of Wood Group at John Wood House, Greenwell Road, East Tullos, Aberdeen AB12 3AX and at the offices of Slaughter and May, One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY during normal business hours on any weekday (UK public holidays excepted) with effect from today until the conclusion of the General Meeting.
A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries
For further information, please contact:
Wood GroupAllister Langlands, Chief ExecutiveAlan Semple, Group Finance DirectorNick Gilman, Group Head of Communications & Investor RelationsTel: +44 (0)1224 851000Credit Suisse (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker)James Leigh-PembertonTristan LovegroveTel: +44 (0)20 7888 8888J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker)Michael Wentworth-StanleyRobert ConstantTel: +44 (0)20 7588 2828Brunswick (Public Relations)Patrick HandleyNina CoadTel: +44 (0)20 7404 5959
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