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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST
IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing
shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
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Amec
Foster Wheeler plc
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An
acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which
voting rights are attached
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An
acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments
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An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other
(please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification
obligation: iii
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Artisan
Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan
Investments
GP LLC, Artisan Partners Holdings LP,
and
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
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State
Street, State Street Luxembourg, Bank of New York, Mellon Bank,
Northern Trust, JP Morgan Chase, RBC Dexia Investor Services Bank,
and US Bank
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is
crossed orreached: v
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May 31,
2017
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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June 1,
2017
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi,
vii
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Above
11%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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Class/type ofshares
if
possible usingthe ISIN CODE
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Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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NumberofShares
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NumberofVotingRights
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Numberof shares
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Number of votingrights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Direct xi
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Indirect xii
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Direct
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Indirect
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GB0000282623
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42,591,051
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42,591,051
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43,399,625
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11.1%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument
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Expirationdate xiii
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Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
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Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument
isexercised/ converted.
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% of votingrights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date xvii
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Exercise/Conversion period xviii
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal
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Delta
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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43,399,625
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11.1%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: xxi
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Artisan
Partners Limited Partnership ("APLP"), a U.S. registered investment
adviser, is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Control of APLP is vested in its general
partner, Artisan Investments GP LLC ("Artisan LLC"), a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Artisan Partners Holdings LP ("Artisan Holdings") is the
sole member of Artisan LLC, and is the sole limited partner of
APLP. Control of Artisan Holdings is vested in its general partner,
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. ("APAM"), organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware.
APAM is
a publicly traded Company and has in issue three classes of common
stock as well as preferred stock. No single undertaking is now in
control of APAM.
Artisan
International Value Fund ("ARTIV") is a series of Artisan Partners
Funds Inc., a U.S. registered investment company. Certain officers
and a director of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc. are employees of
APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with ARTIV has the
power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of ARTIV and to
vote for ARTIV. ARTIV, as of May 31, 2017, was interested in
17,545,462 shares, representing 4.5% of the 11.1% disclosed above,
of Amec Foster Wheeler PLC.
In
addition, Artisan Global Value Fund ("ARTGV") is also a series of
Artisan Partners Funds Inc., a U.S. registered investment company.
Certain officers and a director of Artisan Partners Funds, Inc. are
employees of APLP. APLP pursuant to its advisory contract with
ARTGV has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of
ARTGV and to vote for ARTGV. ARTGV, as of May 31, 2017, was
interested in 3,359,812 shares, representing 0.9% of the 11.1%
disclosed above, of Amec Foster Wheeler PLC.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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Artisan
Partners Limited Partnership
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto
hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting
rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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Amec
Foster Wheeler plc is disclosing this information in accordance
with DTR 5.8.12R
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14. Contact name:
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Jennifer
Warburton
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15. Contact telephone number:
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+44
(0)1565 683359
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Date:
02 June 2017
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Amec
Foster Wheeler plc (Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
Alison Yapp
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Name:
Alison Yapp
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Title:
General Counsel?& Company Secretary
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