Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC (the "Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DTR 3.1.2R, LR 9.8.6R(1) and section 793 of the Companies
Act 2006, the Company was informed that on 17 December 2009 the following
transactions were made by Allister G Langlands, a Director of the Company:

  * exercised 100,000 share options, being 0.0189% of the share capital of the
    Company, at 158 pence per share, such options having been granted on 30
    September 2003 under the John Wood Group PLC 2002 (No 1) Unapproved
    Executive Share Option Scheme ;
   
  * exercised 200,000 share options, being 0.0378% of the share capital of the
    Company, at 128.5 pence per share, such options having been granted on 2
    April 2004 under the John Wood Group PLC 2002 (No 1) Unapproved Executive
    Share Option Scheme ;
   
  * made an off-market transfer of 290,000 ordinary shares in the capital of
    the Company, at nil consideration, being 0.0549% of the share capital of
    the Company, to Helen Langlands, his wife;
   
  * made an off-market transfer of 10,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the
    Company, at nil consideration, being 0.0019% of the share capital of the
    Company, to Willowasset Limited. Mr Langlands ceases to have any interest,
    beneficial or otherwise, in the shares transferred.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Langlands beneficial interest in the Company
is:

Allister G Langlands 2,142,694 shares

Helen Langlands 429,845 shares

The total beneficial interest of Mr Langlands is 2,572,539 ordinary shares
representing 0.487% of the issued share capital of the Company

Mr Langlands also holds 40,000 share options after the above transactions.

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY.