Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
01 October 2003

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT  -  1 October 2003


John Wood Group PLC


The Company was informed that on 30 September 2003, the Trustees of the John
Wood Group PLC Employee Share Trust acquired 4,000,000 ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company at £1.58 per share to satisfy  future obligations arising
from share options granted under The John Wood Group PLC (No 1) 2002 Executive
Share Option Scheme, The John Wood Group PLC (No 2) 2002 Executive Share Option
Scheme, The John Wood Group PLC (No 1) 2003 Long Term Retention Plan and The
John Wood Group PLC (No 2) 2003 Long Term Retention Plan . Following this
purchase, the Trust holds a total of 9,396,350 ordinary shares representing
1.95% of the share capital of the Company. The class of discretionary
beneficiaries for whom the EST holds such shares consists of employees of the
Company, including the following executive directors of the Company: William
Edgar, Allister G Langlands, Wendell R Brooks, and Alan G Semple.  Each of such
directors is accordingly deemed to be beneficially interested in all of such
shares held by the EST.




Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

CHRIS WATSON, COMPANY SECRETARY.



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