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, the Company was informed that on 13 June 2012,
Mark H Papworth a Director of the Company:

  * exercised 100,000 share options granted on 25 March 2008 under the John
    Wood Group PLC 2003 Long Term Retention Plan, being 0.027% of the issued
    share capital of the Company, at an exercise price of 3.333 pence per
    share;
   
  * sold 53,392 shares, being 0.014 % of the issued share capital of the
    Company, on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £6.67 per share.
   
Following the transaction, Mr Papworth holds 118,608 ordinary shares
representing 0.032% of the issued share capital of the Company, has a
beneficial interest in 43,680 ordinary shares representing 0.012% of the issued
share capital of the Company and holds 40,000 share options.

The Company's issued capital consists of 371,275,384 ordinary shares with
voting rights.

Notification authorised by:

ROBBIE M B BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY

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