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 / FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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
20 JUNE 2017
6.
Date on which issuer notified
23 JUNE 2017
7.
Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached
ABOVE 11%
8.
Notified details
(A) Voting
rights attached to shares
Number of voting rights – Direct – 28,915,903 – 7.55%
Number of voting rights – Indirect – N/A
(B) Financial
Instruments
Right to Recall - 166,380 - 0.04%
(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 – 3 JANUARY
2020
Exercise/conversion period – N/A
Number of voting rights instrument refers to – 14,989,469
Percentage of voting rights –
Nominal –
N/A
Delta – 3.91%
Total A + B + C
Number of voting rights – 44,071,752
Percentage of voting rights – 11.5%
9.
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable
PERSON SUBJECT TO THE NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION IS NOT CONTROLLED
BY ANY NATURAL PERSON OR LEGAL ENTITY AND DOES NOT CONTROL ANY
OTHER UNDERTAKING(S) HOLDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AN INTEREST IN
THE (UNDERLYING) ISSUER
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
15. Contact
telephone number
Notification authorised by:
LORRAINE
SPROULE, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
23 JUNE
2017