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

    25 APRIL 2017

    6.       Date on which issuer notified

    27 APRIL 2017

    7.       Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

    ABOVE 6%

    8.       Notified details

    (A)         Voting rights attached to shares

    Number of voting rights - Direct - 14,253,227 - 3.72%

    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 - 24 JANUARY 2022

    Exercise/conversion period - N/A

    Number of voting rights instrument refers to - 8,598,532

    Percentage of voting rights -                          Nominal - 2.24%       
    Delta - 2.24%

    Total A + B + C

    Number of voting rights - 23,088,171

    Percentage of voting rights - 6.03%

    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

    28 APRIL 2017