TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the                 
    FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i                                                   
                                                                                                 
    1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                 JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC             
    issuer of existing shares to which voting                                                    
    rights are attachedii:                                                                       
                                                                                                 
    1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X"              
    if appropriate)                                                                              
                                                                                                 
    Non-UK issuer                                                                                
                                                                                                 
    2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with                
    an "X")                                                                                      
                                                                                                 
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  
                                                                                                 
    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                       x  
                                                                                                 
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             
                                                                                                 
    Other (please specify)iii:                                                                   
                                                                                                 
    3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv                                
                                                                                                 
    Name                                            Deutsche Bank AG                             
                                                                                                 
    City and country of registered office (if       Frankfurt, Germany                           
    applicable)                                                                                  
                                                                                                 
    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v                                       
                                                                                                 
    Name                                                                                         
                                                                                                 
    City and country of registered office (if                                                    
    applicable)                                                                                  
                                                                                                 
    5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or   10.10.2017                                   
    reachedvi:                                                                                   
                                                                                                 
    6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):  12.10.2017                                   
                                                                                                 
    7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                       
                                                                                                 
                          % of voting     % of voting rights  Total of both in  Total number of  
                        rights attached   through financial     % (8.A + 8.B)   voting rights of 
                       to shares (total      instruments                        issuervii        
                           of 8. A)       (total of 8.B 1 +                                      
                                                8.B 2)                                           
                                                                                                 
    Resulting                3.57%              2.49%               6.06%          677,685,600   
    situation on the                                                                             
    date on which                                                                                
    threshold was                                                                                
    crossed or reached                                                                           
                                                                                                 
    Position of              3.57%              2.37%               5.94%                        
    previous                                                                                     
    notification (if                                                                             
    applicable)                                                                                  
                                                                                                 

       

    8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the                                
    threshold was crossed or reachedviii                                                                   
                                                                                                           
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                    
                                                                                                           
    Class/type of              Number of voting rightsix             % of voting rights                    
    shares                                                                                                 
    ISIN code (if possible)         Direct            Indirect              Direct            Indirect     
                                   (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of      (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of    
                                Directive 2004/  Directive 2004/109/     2004/109/EC)      Directive 2004/ 
                               109/EC) (DTR5.1)    EC) (DTR5.2.1)          (DTR5.1)            109/EC)     
                                                                                             (DTR5.2.1)    
                                                                                                           
    GB00B5N0P849                  24,181,973             274                3.57%               0.00%      
                                                                                                           
    SUBTOTAL 8. A                           24,182,247                               3.57%                 
                                                                                                           
    B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC                         
    (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                       
                                                                                                           
    Type of financial          Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting rights % of voting      
    instrument                 datex      Conversion Periodxi     that may be acquired if rights           
                                                                  the instrument is                        
                                                                  exercised/converted.                     
                                                                                                           
         Right To Recall                                                  212,717               0.03%      
                                                                                                           
                                              SUBTOTAL 8. B 1             212,717               0.03%      
                                                                                                           
    B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)                        
    (b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                          
                                                                                                           
    Type of financial     Expiration      Exercise/       Physical or cash  Number of     % of voting      
    instrument            datex           Conversion      settlementxii     voting rights rights           
                                          Period xi                                                        
                                                                                                           
                            19.08.2022                          Cash         16,687,889         2.46%      
       Swaps - Equity                                                                                      
                                                                                                           
                                                           SUBTOTAL 8.B.2    16,690,561         2.46%      
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           

       

    9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation               
    (please mark the                                                                              
    applicable box with an "X")                                                                   
                                                                                                  
    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) issuerxiii                             
                                                                                                  
    Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or               x  
    the                                                                                           
    financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate                         
    controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as                  
    necessary)                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
            Namexv          % of voting rights if    % of voting rights      Total of both if it  
                           it equals or is higher     through financial      equals or is higher  
                             than the notifiable      instruments if it      than the notifiable  
                                  threshold          equals or is higher          threshold       
                                                     than the notifiable                          
                                                          threshold                               
                                                                                                  
    Deutsche Bank AG                                                                              
                                                                                                  
    DB USA Corporation                                                                            
                                                                                                  
    Deutsche Bank Trust                                                                           
    Corporation                                                                                   
                                                                                                  
    Deutsche Bank                                                                                 
    Holdings, Inc.                                                                                
                                                                                                  
    Deutsche Bank National                                                                        
    Trust Company                                                                                 
                                                                                                  
    10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                 
                                                                                                  
    Name of the proxy holder                                                                      
                                                                                                  
    The number and % of voting rights held                                                        
                                                                                                  
    The date until which the voting rights will be                                                
    held                                                                                          
                                                                                                  
    11. Additional informationxvi                                                                 
                                                                                                  

       

    Place of completion  Birmingham                                                          
                                                                                             
    Date of completion   12.10.2017