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(1)(a) the Company was informed that the following
transactions were made by certain Directors of the Company:

On 23 October 2008:

David Woodward

Acquired 5,000 shares, being 0.001% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £2.0444 per share, such transaction taking place on the
London Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Mr Woodward has a beneficial interest in 14,500
ordinary shares representing 0.003% of the issued share capital of the Company.

On 24 October 2008:

Sir Ian C Wood

Acquired 475,251 shares, being 0.090% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £1.88 per share, such transaction taking place on the London
Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Sir Ian has a beneficial interest in 30,444,421
ordinary shares representing 5.768% of the issued share capital of the Company
and a non-beneficial interest in 59,941,473 shares representing 11.356% of the
issued share capital of the Company.

Allister G Langlands

Acquired 50,000 shares, being 0.009% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £1.892942 per share, such transaction taking place on the
London Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Mr Langlands has a beneficial interest in 2,232,539
ordinary shares representing 0.423% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 300,000 share options.

Michael Straughen

Acquired 10,000 shares, being 0.002% of the share capital of the Company, at a
purchase price of £1.9084 per share, such transaction taking place on the
London Stock Exchange.

Following this transaction, Mr Straughen has a beneficial interest in 23,055
ordinary shares representing 0.004% of the issued share capital of the Company
and holds 50,000 share options.

All acquisitions were made as long term investments in the Company.

The Company's issued capital consists of 527,836,720 ordinary shares with
voting rights. The Company holds no shares in Treasury.

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY