Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Please complete all relevant boxes and use block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies act (2006) (iii) in accordance with paragraph 26 of the Model Code
	JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC		DTR 3.1.2 R
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person
	ROBIN WATSON DAVID KEMP SUE MACDONALD MICHELE MCNICHOL STEVE WAYMAN BOB MACDONALD DAVE STEWART		N/A
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares
	PERSONS NAMED IN 3 ABOVE		OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them	8	State the nature of the transaction
	N/A		ADJUSTMENT OF AWARDS FOR PERFORMANCE AND ACCRUAL OF DIVIDENDS IN RESPECT OF THE 2013-2015 PERFORMANCE PERIOD UNDER THE JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC LONG-TERM PLAN (“LTP”) AND SUBSEQUENT VESTING OF SHARE OPTIONS
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	N/A		N/A
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
	N/A		N/A
13.	Price per share or value of transaction	14.	Date and place of transaction
	N/A		N/A
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction
	N/A		N/A

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
	1 MARCH 2016		80% OF THE TOTAL ADJUSTED AWARDS NOTED IN BOX 20 VEST IMMEDIATELY AND ARE ORDINARILY EXERCISABLE FOR ONE YEAR WITH THE REMAINING 20% DEFERRED FOR TWO YEARS.
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
	NIL		OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES ROBIN WATSON                        9,350 DAVID KEMP                              5,276 SUE MACDONALD                    4,793 MICHELE MCNICHOL               4,377 STEVE WAYMAN                       5,003 BOB MACDONALD                    2,378 DAVE STEWART                       4,447
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification
	NIL		OPTIONS SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS ROBIN WATSON                          183,240 DAVID KEMP                                  96,688 SUE MACDONALD                        67,912 MICHELE MCNICHOL                   93,682 STEVE WAYMAN                        105,142 BOB MACDONALD                       49,512 DAVE STEWART                          84,082 OPTIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS ROBIN WATSON                        48,917 DAVID KEMP                              38,170 SUE MACDONALD                    34,071 MICHELE MCNICHOL               30,787 STEVE WAYMAN                      25,161 BOB MACDONALD                   17,378 DAVE STEWART                      31,166
23.	Any additional information	24.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
	DIVIDENDS WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE ON THE 20% DEFERRED AWARD		LORRAINE SPROULE 01224 851041

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification LORRAINE SPROULE __________________________________________________________ Date of notification  29 FEBRUARY 2016

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1)

(1)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3)           An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4)           An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.