Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a): on 5 April 2006 the Company awarded
Restricted Shares to the Directors of the Company as noted below, under the
terms of the John Wood Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme.

The shares shall be held by the Trustees of the John Wood Group PLC Employee
Share Trust ("EST") for a period of two years. During that period, the
Directors shall have a beneficial interest in the shares. The shares shall only
be transferred to the respective Directors at the end of the two year period if
the terms of the restriction are met. The restriction terms are set out in the
Long Term Incentive Scheme Rules but include performance criteria and
continuing employment with the Company.

The awards are as follows:

Allister Gordon Langlands 97,598 shares (0.0189% of issued capital)

Trevor Mills Noble 97,598 shares (0.0189% of issued capital)

Leslie James Thomas 97,598 shares (0.0189% of issued capital)

Mark Harry Papworth 27,901 shares (0.0054% of issued capital)

The holdings of each of the Directors named above after these transactions are
as follows:

Allister Gordon Langlands

Shares held                                   2,120,000                        
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                      97,598                        
                                                                               
                                              2,217,598 0.43% of issued capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
2000 Unapproved Scheme                          150,000                        
                                                                               
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme       300,000                        
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan        45,008                        


Trevor Mills Noble

ICW's 2005 Trust for Trevor Mills Noble         150,000                        
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                      97,598                        
                                                                               
                                                247,598        0.048% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme       300,000                        
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan        83,003                        


Leslie James Thomas

ICW's 2005 Trust for Leslie James Thomas       100,000                         
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                     97,598                         
                                                                               
                                               197,598        0.0383% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme      200,000                         
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan      100,000                         


Mark Harry Papworth

LTIS Awards                                     27,901        0.0054% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan       50,000                         
                                                                               

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY