Director/PDMR Shareholding

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	ROBIN WATSON
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
b)	LEI	549300PLYY6I10B6S323
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF 4 2/7 PENCE EACH   GB00B5N0P849
b)	Nature of the transaction	EXERCISE AND RETENTION OF NIL COST LTIP SHARE OPTIONS NET OF ASSOCIATED TAX LIABILITY
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £NIL 13,079 options exercised £8.59 3,594 options sold £8.61 2,690 options sold
d)	Aggregated information
	-Aggregated volume	13,079 options exercised 6,284 options sold at average £8.60
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-12-15
f)	Place of the transaction	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE