Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DR 3.1.2R, on 7 June 2011 the Company awarded shares to the
directors of the Company as noted below, under the terms of the John Wood Group
PLC Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and was informed of the following
transactions:

The LTIP awards to each respective director were divided into shares for
immediate release ("shares") and restricted shares ("restricted shares")

The restricted 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
LTIP Rules and include continuing employment with the Company.

Details of the respective awards and subsequent transactions are as follows:

Allister G Langlands

  * awarded 6,675 restricted shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital
    of the Company;
   
  * awarded 26,697 shares for immediate release, being 0.006% of the issued
    share capital of the Company;
   
  * 23,697 shares, being 0.005% of the issued share capital of the Company,
    were sold on the London Stock Exchange on 7 June 2011 at a price of £6.38
    per share; and
   
  * 3,000 of the shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital of the
    Company were transferred off market at nil consideration on 7 June 2011 to
    Willowasset Limited. Mr Langlands ceases to have any interest in the shares
    transferred.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Langlands has a beneficial interest in 506,675
ordinary shares representing 0.1% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 40,000 share options.

Alan G Semple

  * awarded 4,017 restricted shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital
    of the Company;
   
  * awarded 16,066 shares for immediate release, being 0.003% of the issued
    share capital of the Company;
   
  * 4,830 shares, being 0.001 % of the issued share capital of the Company,
    were sold on the London Stock Exchange on 7 June 2011 at a price of £6.38
    per share and the balance of 11,236 shares was retained.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Semple has a beneficial interest in 1,059,996
ordinary shares representing 0.2% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 215,000 share options.

Mike Straughen

  * awarded 4,241 restricted shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital
    of the Company;
   
  * awarded 16,964 shares for immediate release, being 0.004% of the issued
    share capital of the Company;
   
  * 8,840 shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital of the Company, were
    sold on the London Stock Exchange on 7 June 2011 at a price of £6.38 per
    share and the balance of 8,124 shares was retained.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Straughen has a beneficial interest in 35,420
ordinary shares representing 0.007% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 90,000 share options.

Les J Thomas

  * awarded 4,241 restricted shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital
    of the Company;
   
  * awarded 16,964 shares for immediate release, being 0.004% of the issued
    share capital of the Company;
   
  * 16,964 shares, being 0.004% of the issued share capital of the Company,
    were transferred off market at nil consideration on 7 June 2011 to Mrs A
    Thomas. Mrs Thomas is a connected person of Mr Thomas for the purpose of
    DTR 3.1.2R.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Thomas has a beneficial interest in 114,086
ordinary shares representing 0.02% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 240,000 share options.

Following these transactions Mrs Thomas has a beneficial interest in 196,964
ordinary shares representing 0.04% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Mark H Papworth

  * awarded 4,241 restricted shares, being 0.001% of the issued share capital
    of the Company;
   
  * awarded 16,964 shares for immediate release, being 0.003% of the issued
    share capital of the Company;
   
  * 16,964 shares, being 0.003% of the issued share capital of the Company,
    were sold on the London Stock Exchange on 7 June 2011 at a price of £6.38
    per share; and
   
  * Mr Papworth also exercised options over 100,000 ordinary shares in the
    Company (0.02% of the issued share capital of the Company) under the
    Company's Long Term Retention Plan (LTRP) at an exercise price of 3 1/3
    pence and sold all of those shares on the London Stock Exchange on 7 June
    2011 at a price of £6.38.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Papworth has a beneficial interest in 4,241
ordinary shares representing 0.001% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 140,000 share options.

The Company's issued capital consists of 474,911,204 ordinary shares with
voting rights.

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

ROBBIE M B BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY