Director/PDMR Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
16 March 2006


                   James Fisher and Sons PLC ('the Company')


                          Directors interest in shares


The Company was notified on 14 March 2006 that certain executive directors of
the Company had increased their holding of Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') through the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and
Share Matching Scheme, following the satisfactory achievement of the performance
conditions stipulated in the plan.


This has been accomplished by the vesting of an aggregate of 179,451 Ordinary
Shares at a deemed price of 436.75p being the prevailing middle market price at
close of business on 13 March 2006, the day immediately before the announcement
of the preliminary results. On the same day an aggregate of 41,275 Ordinary
Shares were sold at a deemed price of 436.75p per share to fund the tax
liability resulting from the award.


Details of the Ordinary Shares vesting to each executive director are set out
below:

                    Number of       Number of Percentage of      Beneficial Percentage of
              Ordinary Shares Ordinary Shares  Issued Share     Interest in  Issued Share
                    Awarded        Retained       Capital   Ordinary Shares     Capital
                                                            Following Award

T.C.Harris           78,796          60,672          0.12%        170,860          0.35%
I.M.Serjent          52,796          40,653          0.08%        231,700          0.47%
M.J.Shields          47,859          36,851          0.08%        203,107          0.41%


In addition, the Company granted options to the executive directors of the
Company under the Long Term Incentive Plan (2001) which was approved by
shareholders in April 2001 and the Executive Share Option Scheme (2005) which
was approved by shareholders on 29 April 2005 and the Inland Revenue on 17 June
2005.

Long Term Incentive Plan


The options granted under the Long Term Incentive Plan have been granted at an
exercise price of nil cost. The award is granted subject to the performance
conditions stipulated in the scheme rules and the option is exercisable on 14
March 2009 assuming that performance conditions are met.


No consideration was paid for the grant of options.


Executive Share Option Scheme


The options granted under the Executive Share Option Scheme have been granted at
a price of 436.75p per share, being the average middle market price of a share
over the three dealing days immediately preceding the announcement of the
preliminary results.


No consideration was paid for the grant of options.


The award is granted subject to the performance conditions stipulated in the
scheme rules and the option is exercisable from 14 March 2009 to 14 March 2016
assuming that performance conditions are met.


Details of the awards are as follows:

               Options Granted Total number of Options Granted   Total number of
                 over Ordinary Ordinary Shares   over Ordinary   Ordinary Shares
               Shares pursuant  under Option      Shares under    under Option
                 to the LTIP   pursuant to the   the Executive    under the
                                 LTIP             Share Option    Executive Share
                                                      Scheme     Option Scheme
                                                        
                                                             
T.C.Harris            26,445          94,096          52,891           250,451
N.P.Henry             15,867          43,416          31,734            76,473
M.J.Shields           12,982          46,349          25,965           162,822
S.A.Harris            11,448          24,849          22,896            41,995





16 March 2006







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