Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

On 1 June 2006, the Trustees of the John Wood Group PLC US Employee Share Trust
(the "US EST") was allotted 450,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company at subscription price of 93â…“ pence per share.

Such shares were allotted to the US EST in order to satisfy obligations arising
from share options granted under The John Wood Group PLC 2000 Unapproved
Executive Share Option Scheme.

Following this allotment, the US EST holds a total of 1,635,749 ordinary shares
representing 0.316% of the share capital of the Company.

The class of discretionary beneficiaries for whom the US EST holds such shares
consists of employees of the Company, including the following executive
directors of the Company: Wendell R Brooks and Alan G Semple. Each of such
directors is accordingly deemed to be beneficially interested in all of such
shares held by the US EST.

The transactions noted above do not involve any of the named executive
directors or any persons discharging managerial responsibility.

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.


IAN JOHNSON, GROUP HEAD OF LEGAL AND COMPANY SECRETARY.