Director Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
23 June 2005



          James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company ('the Company')

                          Directors Interest in Shares

On 22 June 2005 the Company granted options to the executive directors of the
Company under the new executive share option scheme (2005) which was approved by
shareholders on 29th April 2005 and the inland revenue on 17th June 2005. The
options have been granted at a price of 327p per share being the average middle
market price of a share over the three dealing days immediately preceding the
date of grant. The award is granted subject to the performance conditions
stipulated in the scheme rules and the option is exercisable from 22 June 2008
to 22 June 2015 assuming that the performance conditions are met.

Details of the award under the scheme to each director and the number of options
they hold following this grant are set out below:

                   Options Granted                  Total Number of Ordinary 
                 over Ordinary shares                 Shares under Option

T C Harris              67,278                              192,560
N P  Henry              40,367                               44,739
I M   Serjent           33,945                              129,368
M J   Shields           33,028                              136,857


No consideration was paid for the grant of these options.



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