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

VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY A CONTROLLED UNDERTAKING

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

26 NOVEMBER 2015

6.       Date on which issuer notified

28 NOVEMBER 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 – 22,002,033 – 5.8%

(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 – 22,002,033

Percentage of voting rights – 5.8%

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

Controlled Undertaking	Percentage Holding
FG-FIL GESTION	0.58
FIDELITY INT LT-FIL LIMITED	0.05
FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL	5.05
FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED	0.09
FPM-FIL PENSION MANAGEMENT	0.03
Total	5.80

PROXY VOTING

10.     Name of the proxy holder

N/A

11.     Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire

N/A

12.     Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights

N/A

13.     Additional Information

N/A

14.     Contact name

SALLY-ANN HATTON

15.     Contact telephone number

[e-mail], 01737 837148

Notification authorised by:

LORRAINE SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

30 NOVEMBER 2015