Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DR 3.1.2R, the Company was informed that on 22 April 2008,
the following transactions were made by the persons under-noted, each a
Director of the Company:

Allister G Langlands

  * exercised 45,008 share options, being 0.0085% of the issued share capital
    of the Company, at 3â…“ pence per share, such options having been granted on
    2 July 2003 under the John Wood Group PLC (No 1) 2003 Long Term Retention
    Plan;
   
  * sold 45,008 shares subsequent to the above noted exercise of share options,
    being 0.0085% of the issued share capital of the Company, at a sale price
    of £4.533813 per share, such transaction taking place on the London Stock
    Exchange;
   
  * sold 97,598 shares, being 0.0184% of the issued share capital of the
    Company released to him under the Long Term Incentive Scheme ("LTIS") on 7
    April 2008, at a sale price of £4.533813 per share, such transaction taking
    place on the London Stock Exchange.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Langlands has a beneficial interest in
1,982,539 ordinary shares representing 0.375% of the issued share capital of
the Company and holds 300,000 share options.

Alan G Semple

  * sold 92,701 shares being 0.0175% of the issued share capital of the Company
    released to him under the Long Term Incentive Scheme ("LTIS") on 7 April
    2008, at a sale price of £4.533813 per share, such transaction taking place
    on the London Stock Exchange.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Semple has a beneficial interest in 1,114,743
ordinary shares representing 0.211% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 175,000 share options.

Leslie J Thomas

  * sold 97,598 shares being 0.0184% of the issued share capital of the Company
    released to him under the Long Term Incentive Scheme ("LTIS") on 7 April
    2008, at a sale price of £4.533813 per share, such transaction taking place
    on the London Stock Exchange.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Thomas has a beneficial interest in 536,649
ordinary shares representing 0.101 % of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 300,000 share options.

Mark H Papworth

  * sold 27,901 shares being 0.0052% of the issued share capital of the Company
    released to him under the Long Term Incentive Scheme ("LTIS") on 7 April
    2008, at a sale price of £4.533813 per share, such transaction taking place
    on the London Stock Exchange.
   
  * Sold 4,140 shares being 0.0007% of the issued share capital of the Company
    at a sale price of £4.5337 per share, such transaction taking place on the
    London Stock Exchange.
   
Following these transactions, Mr Papworth has a beneficial interest in 467,829
ordinary shares representing 0.088% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 300,000 share options.

The Company's issued capital consists of 527,836,720 ordinary shares with
voting rights.

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY