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
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
4.
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3 above)
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON
BRANCH
5.
Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached
24 APRIL 2017
6.
Date on which issuer notified
26 APRIL 2017
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 – 10,703,227 – 2.79%
Number of voting rights – Indirect – N/A
(B) Financial
Instruments
Right to Recall - 236,412 - 0.06%
(C) Financial
Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument - SWAPS
Exercise Price – N/A
Expiration date – 22 APRIL
2018
Exercise/conversion period – N/A
Number of voting rights instrument refers to – 8,593,738
Percentage of voting rights –
Nominal – 2.24% Delta –
2.24%
Total A + B + C
Number of voting rights – 19,533,377
Percentage of voting rights – 5.10%
9.
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON
BRANCH
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
Corinna Chan
15. Contact
telephone number
0207 545 0770
Notification authorised by:
LORRAINE
SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
27 APRIL
2017