Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
02 November 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC


2. Name of director


LESLIE JAMES THOMAS



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)


LESLIE JAMES THOMAS



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, EXERCISEABLE FOR ONE YEAR FROM 31 OCTOBER 2008



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


N/A



14. Date company informed


N/A



15. Total holding following this notification


NIL



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


1 NOVEMBER 2004



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


EXERCISEABLE FOR ONE YEAR FROM 31 OCTOBER 2008



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


NONE



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


 50,000  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




Scheme                                                Options held

2002 (No 1) Approved Scheme                                 23,346
2002 (No 1) Unapproved Scheme                               76,654
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                   50,000
TOTAL                                                     150,000


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


2 NOVEMBER 2004



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