Director/PDMR Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
13 April 2007


            James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company  ('the Company') 
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                          Directors Interest in Shares
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The Company has 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
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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 2
April 2010 assuming that the performance conditions are met.

No consideration was paid for the grant of options.

Executive Share Option Scheme
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The options granted under the Executive Share Option Scheme have been granted at
a price of 596p par share, being the average middle market price of a share over
the three dealing days immediately preceding the date of grant. The award is
granted subject to the performance conditions stipulated in the scheme rules and
the option is exercisable from 2 April 2010 to 2 April 2017 assuming that the
performance conditions are met.

Details of the award under each of these schemes are as follows:

                    Number of Ordinary     Options Granted       Total number of
                   Shares under Option       over Ordinary       Ordinary Shares
                  pursuant to the LTIP     Shares pursuant          under Option
                    prior to the award         to the LTIP  pursuant to the LTIP

T.C.Harris                      60,084              22,315                82,399
N.P.Henry                       36,050              29,362                65,412
M.J.Shields                     29,496              10,906                40,402
S.A.Harris                      18,711               9,228                27,939
W.D.Everard                          -               8,389                 8,389


                    Number of Ordinary
                   Shares under Option     Options Granted       Total number of
                       pursuant to the       over Ordinary       Ordinary Shares
                       Executive Share    Shares under the    under Option under
                   Option Scheme prior     Executive Share   the Executive Share
                          to the award       Option Scheme         Option Scheme

T.C.Harris                     246,919              44,630               291,549
N.P.Henry                       69,982              29,362                99,344
M.J.Shields                    139,583              21,812               161,395
S.A.Harris                      35,894              18,456                54,350
W.D.Everard                          -              16,778                16,778


                                                                   12 April 2007

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