Director Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
16 June 2005


                   James Fisher and Sons PLC ('the Company')

                             Director Shareholding


The Company was informed on 15 June 2005 that Mr I M Serjent a director of the
Company, had exercised options over 75,000 ordinary shares with an exercise
price of 122p.

Following this transaction Mr. Serjent's beneficial interest in the Company's
issued ordinary share capital is 216,047 Ordinary Shares representing 0.44 per
cent of the Company's total issued Ordinary Share Capital.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange and to the UK Listing
Authority for 85,000 Ordinary Shares be admitted to trading on the London Stock
Exchange and to the Official List, pursuant to the exercise of options over
75,000 shares by Mr I M Serjent, and the exercise of options over 10,000
Ordinary Shares by other employees of the company.

Admission to trading and to the Official List is expected to occur on 21 June
2005.


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