Results of Elections & Update on B/C Share ...

4 July 2011 John Wood Group PLC (the "Company") B/C SHARE SCHEME - RESULTS OF ELECTIONS AND UPDATE ON B/C SHARE SCHEME NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, JAPAN OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Following the approval by Shareholders of the B/C Share Scheme and certain related matters at the General Meeting of the Company held on 30 June 2011, the Company today provides an update in respect of the B/C Share Scheme. Admission of New Ordinary Shares The Company announces that, following the Share Capital Consolidation undertaken as part of the B/C Share Scheme, the New Ordinary Shares of 4 2/7 pence each in the capital of the Company have been admitted at 8.00 a.m. today to the premium listing segment of the Official List under ISIN GB00B5N0P849 and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Following Admission, there was a total of 369,375,384 New Ordinary Shares in issue. With effect from Admission, share certificates in respect of Existing Ordinary Shares ceased to be valid. It is expected that by 14 July 2011, the Company will despatch share certificates in respect of New Ordinary Shares to those Shareholders who held their Existing Ordinary Shares in certificated form and until such time Shareholders should retain any share certificate(s) they currently hold in respect of Existing Ordinary Shares. Shareholders who held their Existing Ordinary Shares in CREST have had the New Ordinary Shares to which they are entitled automatically credited to their CREST accounts at approximately 8.00 a.m. today. Results of elections As at the Election Deadline of 4.30 p.m. on 1 July 2011, Shareholders' elections or, as the case may be, deemed elections for the Share Alternatives in respect of the B/C Share Scheme were as follows: Number of Existing Ordinary Shares Income Option 233,924,818 Immediate Capital Option 237,619,818 Deferred Capital Option 3,366,572 TOTAL 474,911,208 Shareholders who had not made a valid election, and all Overseas Shareholders with a registered address in a Restricted Territory, have been deemed to elect for the Income Option in respect of all of their Existing Ordinary Shares. As there were insufficient B Shares available to satisfy in full valid elections for the Immediate Capital Option, C Shares have been issued proportionately among such elections. Subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the Circular, it is expected that such C Shares will be purchased by J.P. Morgan Cazenove on 8 July 2011, being the same date as B Shares issued pursuant to the Immediate Capital Option are expected to be redeemed by the Company. Notwithstanding that valid elections for the Immediate Capital Option have been satisfied by the issue of B Shares and C Shares, it is expected that Shareholders electing for such Share Alternative will nevertheless receive the same cash proceeds at the same time as they would have if B Shares alone had been issued to satisfy in full valid elections for the Immediate Capital Option. Based on Shareholders' elections or, as the case may be, deemed elections for the Share Alternatives set out above, 191,250,234 B Shares of 140 pence each and 283,660,974 C Shares of 0.001 pence each were allotted and issued at 8.00 a.m. today, split between the Share Alternatives as follows: Number of B Shares and C Shares Income Option 233,924,818 C Shares Immediate Capital Option 187,883,662 B Shares and 49,736,156 C Shares Deferred Capital Option 3,366,572 B Shares TOTAL 474,911,208 shares comprising 191,250,234 B Shares and 283,660,974 C Shares No application has been, or will be, made for the B Shares or the C Shares to be admitted to listing on the Official List or admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, nor will the B Shares or the C Shares be listed or admitted to trading on any other recognised investment exchange. No share certificates will be issued in respect of the C Shares or the B Shares issued pursuant to the Immediate Capital Option and no CREST accounts will be credited with such shares. It is expected that the Company will despatch share certificates in respect of B Shares issued pursuant to the Deferred Capital Option by 14 July 2011. Shareholders who held their Existing Ordinary Shares in CREST have had any B Shares issued pursuant to the Deferred Capital Option automatically credited to their CREST accounts at approximately 8.00 a.m. today. Further updates It is expected that on 8 July 2011 the Company will make a further announcement concerning the redemption of B Shares issued pursuant to the Immediate Capital Option and the Single C Share Dividend in respect of C Shares issued under the Income Option. It is further expected that on the same date J.P. Morgan Cazenove, acting as principal (and not as agent, nominee, or trustee), will make the Purchase Offer in respect of C Shares issued pursuant to the Immediate Capital Option by way of an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service. Voting rights and capital Following the Share Capital Consolidation, and in accordance with 5.6.1A(1) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company's issued share capital admitted to trading on a regulated or prescribed market consists of 369,375,384 New Ordinary Shares of 4 2/7 pence each, all of which carry voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights attaching to shares in the Company admitted to trading on a regulated or prescribed market is 369,375,384. The above figure (369,375,384) may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, ordinary shares to the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the circular published by the Company on 13 June 2011 in relation to the B/C Share Scheme. All references in this announcement to times are to London times unless otherwise stated. Enquiries: For further information please contact: John Wood Group PLC Nick Gilman or Andrew Rose, Communications & Investor Relations Tel: +44 (0)1224 851 000 This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or invitation, or a solicitation of any offer or invitation, to purchase any shares of the Company or other securities. J.P. Morgan Cazenove, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as financial adviser and broker solely for the Company in relation to the B/C Share Scheme and nobody else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in relation to the B/C Share Scheme or any other matter referred to in this announcement or the Circular. This announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed upon J.P. Morgan Cazenove by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or the regulatory regime established thereunder, J.P. Morgan Cazenove accepts no responsibility whatsoever and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification, or concerning any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company or the B/C Share Scheme and nothing in this announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or future. J.P. Morgan Cazenove accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any responsibility and liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to herein) which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or any such statement. This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or invitation, or a solicitation of any offer or invitation, to purchase any shares in the Company or other securities. None of the Existing Ordinary Shares, New Ordinary Shares, B Shares, C Shares or Deferred Shares referred to in the Circular have been or will be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the state securities laws of the United States and none of them may be offered or sold in the United States unless pursuant to a transaction that has been registered under the US Securities Act and the relevant state securities laws or a transaction that is not subject to the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and the relevant state securities laws, either due to an exemption therefrom or otherwise. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification: ROBBIE M.B. BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY
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