Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
04 April 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

2. Name of director

SIR IAN C WOOD

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

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A BENEFICIAL HOLDING OF
SIR IAN C WOOD

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

Sir Ian C Wood's Interests

Member                                                                          No of Shares        Balance

Beneficial Interests            
Sir Ian C Wood                                                                    51,339,387     51,339,387

Non-beneficial Interests            
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustess of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens' Settlement CEJ     3,622,311     54,961,698
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustess of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens' Settlement FMJ     4,121,217     59,082,915
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustess of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens' Settlement MIJ     4,620,123     63,703,038
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustess of Mr & Mrs J Wood's Settlement              2,511,270     66,214,308
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustess of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement 1976         1,667,790     67,882,098
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustess of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement 1981        40,287,413    108,169,511
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustess of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement 1997        36,000,000    144,169,511
Total Non-beneficial                                                              92,830,124     92,830,124
TOTALS                                                                           144,169,511    144,169,511
             

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

GIFT OF SHARES

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

300,000

10. Percentage of issued class

0.06

11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH

12. Price per share

NIL - BY WAY OF GIFT

13. Date of transaction

4 APRIL 2003

14. Date company informed

4 APRIL 2003

15. Total holding following this notification

143,869,511

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


29.95%



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



17. Date of grant


N/A







18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


N/A



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


N/A



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


N/A



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


N/A



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


N/a



23. Any additional information


GIFT TO TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANAGEMENT



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


IAIN MURRAY 01224 851213



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


CHRIS WATSON, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of Notification


04 APRIL 2003



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