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
BLACKROCK, INC
4.
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)
N/A
5.
Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached
28 SEPTEMBER 2016
6.
Date on which issuer notified
29 SEPTEMBER 2016
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 – 20,241,883 – 5.31%
(B) Financial
Instruments
541,592 - 0.14%
(C) Financial
Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument - CFD
Exercise Price – N/A
Expiration date – N/A
Exercise/conversion period – N/A
Number of voting rights instrument refers to – 96,502
Percentage of voting rights –
Nominal – 0.02% Delta –
0.02%
Total A + B + C
Number of voting rights – 20,879,977
Percentage of voting rights – 5.47%
9.
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco
Pte. Ltd., BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited, BlackRock Advisors,
LLC, BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC, BlackRock Asset Management
Canada Limited, BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG,
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited, BlackRock Australia
Holdco Pty. Ltd., BlackRock Canada Holdings LP, BlackRock Canada
Holdings ULC, BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., BlackRock Cayco
Limited, BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc., BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc., BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Group Limited,
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited, BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock
Holdco 3, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC,
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association,
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., BlackRock International
Limited, BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited, BlackRock Investment
Management (UK) Limited, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC,
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., BlackRock Japan Holdings GK, BlackRock
Trident Holding Company Limited, BlackRock, Inc., BR Jersey
International Holdings L.P., Trident Merger, LLC
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
N/A
14. Contact
name
MARC-OLIVER LESCH
15. Contact
telephone number
020 7743 3650
Notification authorised by:
LORRAINE
SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
30 SEPTEMBER
2016