Wood Group (John)PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMWG. 
 
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                                                   X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please specify)iii: 
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv 
 
Name                                              Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 
 
City and country of registered office (if         Minneapolis, USA 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v 
 
Name                                              BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited 
                                                  BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd 
                                                  Cede and Co 
                                                  Chase Nominees Ltd 
                                                  HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd 
                                                  Nortrust Nominees LTD 
                                                  State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                  Vidacos Nominees Ltd 
 
City and country of registered office (if 
applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or     13/02/2019 
reachedvi: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):    15/02/2019 
 
 
 
 
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         4.923%            0.00%               4.923%            681,539,369 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or 
reached 
 
Position of       5.200%            N/A                 5.200% 
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) (DTR5.1) Directive 2004/109 
                         109/EC) (DTR5.1)    EC) (DTR5.2.1)                           /EC) (DTR5.2.1) 
 
 GB00B5N0P849            340,848           33,208,993          0.050%                4.873% 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                        33,549,841                                4.923% 
 
 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 rights 
 instrument              datex      Conversion Periodxi     that may be acquired if 
                                                            the instrument is 
                                                            exercised/converted. 
 
                                    SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
 
 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 rights 
 instrument        datex            Conversion      settlementxii     voting rights 
                                    Period xi 
 
                                                    SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
 
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 it  % of voting rights through   Total of both if it 
                         equals or is higher than   financial instruments if  equals or is higher than 
                         the notifiable threshold    it equals or is higher   the notifiable threshold 
                                                      than the notifiable 
                                                           threshold 
 
Ameriprise Financial,        %                          %                          % 
Inc. 
 
Ameriprise                   %                          %                          % 
International Holdings 
GmbH 
 
Threadneedle Asset           %                          %                          % 
Management Holdings 
SARL 
 
Threadneedle Holdings        %                          %                          % 
Limited 
 
TAM UK Holdings Limited      %                          %                          % 
 
Threadneedle Asset           %                          %                          % 
Management Holdings 
Limited 
 
TC Financing Limited         %                          %                          % 
 
Threadneedle Asset            %                         %                          % 
Management Limited 
 
Ameriprise Financial,        %                          %                          % 
Inc. 
 
Columbia Management          %                          %                          % 
Investment Advisers LLC 
 
 
 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder                     N/A 
 
The number and % of voting rights held       N/A 
 
The date until which the voting rights will  N/A 
be held 
 
11. Additional informationxvi 
 
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, 
which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, 
which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly 
owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by 
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by 
Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
 
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise 
Financial, Inc. 
 
 
 
Place of completion  Swindon, UK 
 
Date of completion   15/02/2019 
 
 
 
END 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 15, 2019 12:22 ET (17:22 GMT)