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
fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 836729
Notification authorised by:
LORRAINE SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
12 JANUARY 2015
