Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
19 September 2003


RNS ANNOUNCEMENT -  19 September 2003



John Wood Group PLC

The Company was informed that on 18 and 19 September 2003, the Trustees of the
John Wood Group PLC Employee Share Trust acquired 2,000,000 ordinary shares in
the capital of the Company at £1.69986 per share to satisfy  future obligations
arising from share options granted under The John Wood Group PLC (No 1) 2002
Executive Share Option Scheme, The John Wood Group PLC (No 2) 2002 Executive
Share Option Scheme, The John Wood Group PLC (No 1) 2003 Long Term Retention
Plan and The John Wood Group PLC (No 2) 2003 Long Term Retention Plan .
Following this purchase, the Trust holds a total of 5,396,350 ordinary shares
representing 1.12% 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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