1st Jun 2011 13:15
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN John Wood Group PLC (the "Company") Results of General Meeting in relation to Tender Offer
At the General Meeting of the Company held at 12.00 p.m. on 1 June 2011 at the Company's offices at John Wood House, Greenwell Road, Aberdeen AB12 3AX, the special resolution in relation to the Tender Offer set out in the Tender Offer circular published by the Company on 16 May 2011 [(the "Circular")] was duly passed on a show of hands.
The table below shows the proxy votes received for and against the resolution, representing a total of 65.15% of the 540,823,133 ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the meeting (each ordinary share carries one vote).
Resolution For/ (%) Against (%) Total cast Votes Discretionary withheld To authorise the 351,125,432 64.92 210,288 0.04 352,357,548 1,021,828 purchase of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company pursuant to, for the purposes of, or in connection with, the Tender Offer
The results of the General Meeting will shortly be available on the Company's website at: www.woodgroup.com
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the special resolution passed at the General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
The Tender Offer closes at 3.00 p.m. today. To be valid, tender forms or CREST acceptances must be received by that time in accordance with the procedures set out in the Circular.
Enquiries:
For further information please contact:
John Wood Group PLC
Nick Gilman, Group Head of Communications & Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0)1224 851000
Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:
ROBBIE M.B. BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY
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