Holding(s) in Company

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Name of Issuer

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

2. Reason for Notification

ACQUISITION OF VOTING RIGHTS

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

APG ASSET MANAGEMENT N.V.

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

30 JANUARY 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified

2 FEBRUARY 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 - 18,914,688- 5.02%

Number of voting rights - Indirect - N/A

(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 - 18,914,688

Percentage of voting rights - 5.02%

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

APG ASSET MANAGEMENT N.V. - 18,914,688 (5.02%)

PROXY VOTING

10. Name of the proxy holder

APG ASSET MANAGEMENT N.V.

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

MARTIJN SNOEK

15. Contact telephone number

[phone]

Notification authorised by:

 

Lorraine Sproule, Deputy Company Secretary

2 FEBRUARY 2015