Director Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
21 March 2005



                   JAMES FISHER AND SONS PLC ('the Company')                    
                                                                                

                         Directors Interests in Shares                          

                             
The company was notified on 18 March 2005 that certain executive directors of
the Company had increased their holding of Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares').


The James Fisher and Sons Employee Share Trust Limited ('the Trust') has vested
34,557 of their Ordinary Shares to certain executive directors of the Company.
These shares have been purchased thought the Trust by the directors from the
proceeds of their annual cash bonus for the year ending 31 December 2004.
Details of the Ordinary Shares allocated to these executive directors (all at a
deemed price of 327.00p being the prevailing middle market price at close of
business on 17 March 2005), are set out below:

 
                   Number of     Percentage of     Beneficial     Percentage of 
                Ordinary Shares  Issued Share     Interest in     Issued Share  
                 Allocated by      Capital      Ordinary Shares     Capital     
                    Trust                          following                    
                                                   Purchase                     

T.C. Harris            17,704            0.04          110,188            0.22  

N.P. Henry              4,472            0.01            6,872            0.01  

I.M. Serjent            3,609            0.01          141,047            0.29  

M.J. Shields            8,772            0.02          166,256            0.34  



A further 7,215 Ordinary Shares were vested to other senior executives through
the Trust from the proceeds of their annual bonus for the year ended 31 December
2004.


Following the above transfers, the Trust has a beneficial interest in 521,236
Ordinary Shares representing 1.06% of the issued share capital. These shares are
to be used against potential allocations of Ordinary Shares under
savings-related share option plans, executive option plans, long term incentive
plans and matching scheme for employees including directors.
 

21 March 2005



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