Disposal

WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC - Disposal

PR Newswire

London, October 27

27 October 2017

John Wood Group PLC (“Wood”)

Completion of disposal of majority of Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK North Sea operations

On October 9 2017, WorleyParsons Europe Limited entered into a binding agreement to acquire the majority of Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK North Sea operations. Wood confirms the completion today of the sale of those operations for a cash consideration of £227 million. The cash proceeds will be used to reduce net debt.

The business being sold consists of the majority of Amec Foster Wheeler’s UK upstream oil and gas business located in the UK and serving UK customers (excluding its commissioning business, qedi).

Note to Editors:

Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. We operate in more than 60 countries, employing around 55,000 people, with revenues of over $11 billion. We provide performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life-cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of industrial markets including the upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas, chemicals, environment and infrastructure, power & process, clean energy, mining and general industrial sectors. We strive to be the best technical services company to work with, work for and invest in. www.woodplc.com

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