Director/PDMR Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
21 March 2006


                   James Fisher and Sons PLC ('the Company')

                             Director Shareholding

The Company was notified on 15 March 2006 that Mr I.M.Serjent, a director of the
Company, has increased his holding of ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') through the exercise of options over 70,423 Ordinary Shares
with an exercise price of 142p per Ordinary Share. In order to partially fund
the exercise and subsequent tax liability Mr Serjent has today sold 50,000
Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company at a price of 484.25p to the James
Fisher and Sons Employee Share Trust Limited ('the Trust').

The net effect of the above transactions has increased Mr Serjent's holdings by
a 20,423 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.041 per cent. of the issued share
capital of the Company.

Following these transactions Mr Serjent has a beneficial interest in the
Company's issued ordinary share capital of 252,423 Ordinary Shares representing
0.51 per cent of the Company's total issued share capital and the Trust has
increased its holding to 560,237 Ordinary Shares representing 1.13 per cent. of
the issued share capital of the Company.

The Trust's holding is held against future potential allocations of Ordinary
Shares under James Fisher Long Term Incentive Plan and James Fisher Share
Matching Scheme. All of the executive directors are potential beneficiaries
under these schemes.

Mr Serjent retires at the forthcoming AGM on 4 May 2006.

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange and UK Listing Authority
for 70,423 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading
pursuant to the exercise of these options.

Admission is expected to occur on 24 March 2006.

21 March 2006


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