Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
05 April 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

2. Name of director

ALAN GEORGE SEMPLE

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

ABOVE SHAREHOLDER

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

ALAN GEORGE SEMPLE

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

GRANT OF 175,000 SHARE OPTIONS UNDER THE JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC (No1) 2002 SHARE 
OPTION SCHEME

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

N/A

12. Price per share

N/A

13. Date of transaction

N/A

14. Date company informed

N/A

15. Total holding following this notification

N/A

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

2 APRIL 2004

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

2 APRIL 2008

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

NONE

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

175,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

128.50 PENCE EACH

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


                     Member                           Ordinary Shares     Balance of Interest
Alan Semple                                                       450,000              450,000
2000 Approved Scheme                                                                    36,000
2000 Unapproved Scheme                                                                 564,000
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                                               38,083
No 1 Scheme 2002 Executive Share Option Sch                                            250,000
TOTALS                                                            450,000            1,338,083



23. Any additional information


OPTIONS GRANTED ARE SUBJECT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OF ANNUALISED EARNINGS PER SHARE. GROWTH OVER
THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD MUST BE AN AVERAGE OF 3% PER ANNUM GREATER THAN THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, IF ANY, IN THE RETAIL
PRICE INDEX, OVER THAT PERIOD.  THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD IS A PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE FINANCIAL YEARS OF THE GROUP,
STARTING FROM THE FINANCIAL YEAR COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE DATE OF THE GRANT.  RE-TESTING OF THE PERFORMANCE
CONDITION MAY OCCUR OVER AN EXTENDED MEASUREMENT PERIOD OF FIVE, SIX OR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE FINANCIAL YEARS OF THE
COMPANY, STARTING FROM THE ORIGINAL BASE POINT.



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


NICK GILMAN, GROUP INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER (01224 851404)

GLENIS RYLANCE, 01224 851041



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY AND GROUP HEAD OF LEGAL



Date of Notification


5 APRIL 2004



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