Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
07 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC



2. Name of director


ALAN GEORGE SEMPLE



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)


ALAN GEORGE SEMPLE



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


AWARD TO ACQUIRE SHARES UNDER THE JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC No1 2003 LONG TERM RETENTION PLAN



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


N/A



10. Percentage of issued class


N/A



11. Class of security


N/A



12. Price per share


N/A



13. Date of transaction


2 JULY 2003



14. Date company informed


2 JULY 2003



15. Total holding following this notification


N/A



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


N/A



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



17. Date of grant


2 JULY 2003



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


1 JULY 2007



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


NIL



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


38,083 ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH



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


31/3 PENCE EACH



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


 Member                                       Ordinary Shares                              Balance of Interest


Alan Semple                                      375,000                                         375,000
1996 Executive Scheme                                                                             75,000
2000 Approved Scheme                                                                              36,000
2000 Unapproved Scheme                                                                           564,000
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                                                         38,083
TOTALS                                           375,000                                       1,088,083



23. Any additional information






24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


GLENIS RYLANCE 01224 851041



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


IAIN MURRAY



Date of Notification


7 JULY 2003



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