Director/PDMR Shareholding

John Wood Group PLC ("Company")

  

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS

DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DTR 3.1.2R: on 25 March 2008 the Company awarded
Restricted Shares to the Directors of the Company as noted below, under the
terms of the John Wood Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme.

The shares shall be held by the Trustees of the John Wood Group PLC Employee
Share Trusts for a period of two years. During that period, the Directors shall
have a beneficial interest in the shares. The shares shall only be transferred
to the respective Directors at the end of the two year period if the terms of
the restriction are met. The restriction terms are set out in the Long Term
Incentive Scheme Rules but include performance criteria and continuing
employment with the Company.

The awards are as follows:

Allister Gordon Langlands 392,694 shares (0.0746% of issued capital)

Leslie James Thomas 296,804 shares (0.0564% of issued capital)

Mark Harry Papworth 359,818 shares (0.0684% of issued capital)

Alan George Semple 281,913 shares (0.0536% of issued capital)

Also on 25 March 2008, the Company awarded to the Directors of the Company as
noted below, options to acquire shares under the John Wood Group PLC (No1) 2003
Long Term Retention Plan, such options being exerciseable for one year from 25
March 2012.

The awards are as follows:

Mark Harry Papworth 100,000 shares (0.0190% of issued capital)

Michael Straughen 50,000 shares (0.0095% of issued capital)

The holdings of each of the Directors named above after these transactions are
as follows:

Allister Gordon Langlands

Shares held                                  1,450,000                         
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                     97,598                         
                                                                               
                                               139,845                         
                                                                               
                                               392,694                         
                                                                               
                                             2,080,137        0.3955% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme      300,000                         
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan       45,008                         

Leslie James Thomas

ICW's 2005 Trust for Leslie James Thomas       100,000                         
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                     97,598                         
                                                                               
                                               139,845                         
                                                                               
                                               296,804                         
                                                                               
                                               634,247        0.1206% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme      200,000                         
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan      100,000                         

Mark Harry Papworth

Shares held                                      6,719                         
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                     27,901                         
                                                                               
                                               105,432                         
                                                                               
                                               359,818                         
                                                                               
                                               499,870        0.0950% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan      300,000                         
                                                                               

Alan George Semple

Shares held                                    700,000                         
                                                                               
LTIS Awards                                     92,701                         
                                                                               
                                               132,830                         
                                                                               
                                               281,913                         
                                                                               
                                             1,207,444        0.2296% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme      175,000                         

Michael Straughen

Shares held                                      3,055        0.0005% of issued
                                                                        capital
                                                                               
Share Options                                                                  
                                                                               
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan       50,000                         
                                                                               

Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY