Director/PDMR Shareholding

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
20 December 2006


          James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company ('the Company')


                               Directors' Holding


The Company was notified on 19 December 2006 that Mr N P Henry and Mr M J
Shields, both directors of the Company, had increased their holding of Ordinary
Shares of 25p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through the exercise of
options under the James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company's Savings Related
Share Option Scheme over 4,372 and 3,060 Ordinary Shares respectively, with an
exercise price of 211p per Ordinary Share.

Following these transactions Mr Henry and Mr Shields have a beneficial interest
in the Company's issued share capital of 17,562 Ordinary Shares representing
0.04 per cent. and 210,538 Ordinary Shares representing 0.43 per cent.,
respectively, of the Company's total issued share capital.

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange and UK Listing Authority
for 7,432 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on
the London Stock Exchange's main market pursuant to the exercise of these
options.



20 December 2006



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