Holding(s) in Company

Wood Group (John) PLC
16 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


 NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


JP Morgan                                                       (FISL)                         20,680,477

JP Morgan                                                        (FII)                            856,950

JP Morgan                                                        (FPM)                          2,546,300

Bank of New York, Europe                                         (FPM)                            134,100

Bank of New York, Brussels                                       (FPM)                            723,400

Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd                                      (FIL)                              4,510

HSBC Bank                                                        (FPM)                            877,400

Northern Trust London                                            (FPM)                          3,258,096

Citibank                                                         (FPM)                            214,800

Clydesdale Bank PLC                                              (FPM)                            125,000

State Street Bank & Trust                                        (FPM)                          4,176,523

Mellon Bank                                                      (FPM)                            171,700




5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not notified



6. Percentage of issued class


N/a



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not notified







8. Percentage of issued class


N/a



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES



10. Date of transaction


Not notified



11. Date company informed


16 March 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


33,769,256 shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


6.98 %



14. Any additional information


 None



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


LORRAINE SPROULE (01224 851041)



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


IAN JOHNSON,  COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification


16 March 2005



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