Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

On 4 January 2007, the Trustees of the John Wood Group PLC US Employee Share
Trust (the "US EST") was allotted 1,000,000 ordinary shares in the capital of
the Company at subscription price of 83â…“ pence per share.

Such shares were allotted to the US EST in order to satisfy obligations arising
from share options granted under The John Wood Group PLC 2000 Approved
Executive Share Option Scheme and the John Wood Group PLC 2000 Unapproved
Executive Share Option Scheme (together "Schemes").

Following this allotment, the US EST holds a total of 5,827,463 ordinary shares
representing 1.127% of the share capital of the Company.

The class of discretionary beneficiaries for whom the US EST holds such shares
consists of employees of the Company, including the following executive
directors of the Company: Wendell R Brooks and Alan G Semple. Each of such
directors is accordingly deemed to be beneficially interested in all of such
shares held by the US EST.

 

 Following this allotment the issued share capital of the Company is
518,692,930 ordinary shares of 3â…“ pence each.

 

 

 

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

 

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY.