Additional Listing

Wood Group (John) PLC
17 December 2002





John Wood Group PLC



Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 1,250,000 Ordinary shares of 3 1/3p each, under
the John Wood Group PLC 1994 Approved Executive Share Option Scheme, to trade on
the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon issuance.
The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.


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