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

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

9 JANUARY 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified

12 JANUARY 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 - 19,017,664 - 5.04%

(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 - 19,017,664

Percentage of voting rights - 5.04%

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

Sum of Factored Shares Held                                                    
                                                                               
Custodian                       Day to Day IM                        Total     
                                                                               
BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C)          FG-FIL GESTION                        1,223,293
                                                                               
BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)  FG-FIL GESTION                          214,145
                                                                               
                                FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED               9,944
                                                                               
                                FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL    16,732,544
                                                                               
                                FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK)       22,619
                                LIMITED                                        
                                                                               
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO  FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL        60,329
                                                                               
CACEIS BANK PARIS (C)           FPM-FIL PENSION MANAGEMENT              166,851
                                                                               
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)      FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK)      587,939
                                LIMITED                                        
                                                                               
Total                                                                19,017,664

PROXY VOTING

10. Name of the proxy holder

FIL LIMITED

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire

199,479

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights

9 JANUARY 2015

13. Additional Information

N/A

14. Contact name

MATT DRURY

15. Contact telephone number

[e-mail], 01737 836729

Notification authorised by:

 

LORRAINE SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

12 JANUARY 2015