Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
09 January 2003

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT - 9 JAN 2003


John Wood Group PLC



The Company was informed yesterday that on 8 January 2003, the Trustees of the
John Wood Group PLC Employee Share Trust acquired 500,000 ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company at £1.51 per share to satisfy  future obligations arising
from share options granted under The John Wood Group PLC (No 1) 2002 Executive
Share Option Scheme ('EST'). Following this purchase, the EST holds a total of
3,396,350 ordinary shares representing 0.7076% of the share capital of the
Company. The class of discretionary beneficiaries for whom the EST holds such
shares consists of employees of the Company, including the following executive
directors of the Company: William Edgar, Allister G Langlands, 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 EST.


Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.


CHRIS WATSON, COMPANY SECRETARY.



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