Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
06 July 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC


2. Name of director

ALLISTER GORDON LANGLANDS


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

ABOVE SHAREHOLDER


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

ALLISTER GORDON LANGLANDS


5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A


6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS GRANTED UNDER THE 2000 APPROVED AND UNAPPROVED 
EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEMES


7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

173,076


8. Percentage of issued class

0.0353%


9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

30,000


10. Percentage of issued class

0.0061%


11. Class of security

ORDINARY


12. Price per share

SHARES ACQUIRED AT 17.333 PENCE PER SHARE
SHARES DISPOSED AT £1.87516 PER SHARE


13. Date of transaction

6 JULY 2005


14. Date company informed

6 JULY 2005


15. Total holding following this notification

2,123,076


16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.4336%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.


17. Date of grant




18. Period during which or date on which exercisable




19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option




20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number




21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise




22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

2000 Approved Scheme                                                    0
2000 Unapproved Scheme                                            246,924
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                          45,008
No 1 Scheme 2002 Executive Share Option Scheme                    300,000
TOTAL                                                             591,932


23. Any additional information




24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LORRAINE SPROULE (01224 851041)


25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of Notification

6 JULY 2005


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