Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
09 June 2005

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT -  9 JUNE 2005







John Wood Group PLC ('Company')





The Company was informed that on 9 June 2005,  Sir Ian Wood, Chairman and Chief
Executive of the Company, made the following transfers from his beneficial
holding:



•               100,000 shares to the Trustees of Sir Ian C Wood's 2005 Trust
for Leslie James Thomas; and

•               150,000 shares to the Trustees of Sir Ian C Wood's 2005 Trust
for Trevor Mills Noble.



The Trustees of the respective Trusts are Ian Johnson and Graham Good.



Such shares are held by the Trustee's under the terms of the respective Trusts
for the benefit of Leslie James Thomas and Trevor Mills Noble respectively.



Leslie James Thomas and Trevor Mills Noble are directors of the Company.



The holdings of each of the directors named above after these transactions are
as follows:



Sir Ian C Wood



Total beneficial interest of Sir Ian C Wood - 50,789,387 shares



Non-Beneficial Interests

EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of Mr & Mrs J Wood's Settlement                              2511270
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement 1976                         1667790
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement 1981                        40287413
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement 1997                        36000000
E C Garrett & Graham Good as Trustees of ICW's Trust 2003 for David Charles Baillie                 300000



Total Non-beneficial interest of Sir Ian C Wood - 80,766,473 shares





Leslie James Thomas



Beneficial Interest

As Primary Beneficiary of the Sir Ian C Wood's 2005 Trust for Leslie James Thomas                  100,000

Share Options

2002 (No 1) Approved Scheme                                                                         23,346
2002 (No 1) Unapproved Scheme                                                                      176,654
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                                                          100,000



Total beneficial interest of Leslie James Thomas - 400,000 shares













Trevor Mills Noble



Beneficial Interest

As Primary Beneficiary of the Sir Ian C Wood's 2005 Trust for Trevor Mills Noble                   150,000

Share Options

2002 (No 1) Approved Scheme                                                                         23,346
2002 (No 1) Unapproved Scheme                                                                      276,654
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                                                           83,003



Total beneficial interest of Trevor Mills Noble - 533,003 shares





Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.



IAN JOHNSON, GROUP HEAD OF LEGAL AND COMPANY SECRETARY.














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