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

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)

N/A

5. Date of the transaction

18 November 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified

19 November 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

Above 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details

(A) Voting rights attached to shares

Number of voting rights - Direct - N/A

Number of voting rights - Indirect - 16,206,672 - 3.07%

(B) Financial Instruments

N/A

Total A + B

Number of voting rights - Direct - N/A

Number of voting rights - Indirect - 16,206,672 - 3.07%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct & Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,206,672 - 3.07% = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMHD) (Direct)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

PROXY VOTING

10. Name of the proxy holder

N/A

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

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 527,836,720

14. Contact name

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number

020 3124 3851

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY

20 November 2008