Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
24 December 2003

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC



2. Name of director


SIR IAN C WOOD



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest


NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF NON-BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDINGS OF SIR IAN C WOOD



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)


                                Member                                 Ordinary Shares    Balance

Beneficial
Sir Ian C Wood                                                              51,039,387    51,039,387
Non-Beneficial
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens'              4,121,217    55,160,604
Settlement CEJ
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens'              4,121,217    59,281,821
Settlement FMJ
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of Mr & Mrs J Wood's Settlement        2,511,270    61,793,091
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement        1,667,790    63,460,881
1976
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement       40,287,413   103,748,294
1981
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'  Settlement       36,000,000   139,748,294
1997
E C Garrett & Graham Good as Trustees of ICW's Trust 2003                      300,000       300,000
TOTALS                                                                     140,048,294   140,048,294
Total Non-beneficial                                                        89,008,907    89,008,907





5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


N/A



6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


TRANSFER OF NON-BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDINGS TO BENEFICIARIES



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's              4,121,217 ORDINARY SHARES
Childrens'Settlement - Acct CEJ                                   OF 31/3 PENCE EACH
                                                                  
                                                                 
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens'   4,121,217 ORDINARY SHARES
Settlement - Acct FMJ                                             OF 31/3 PENCE EACH
                                                                   
                                                                 
Total Disposal                                                    8,242,434 ORDINARY SHARES
                                                                  OF 31/3 PENCE EACH
                                                                  
                                                                 





10. Percentage of issued class


1.7%



11. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH



12. Price per share


NIL - TRANSFER TO BENEFICIAL HOLDERS



13. Date of transaction


22 DECEMBER 2003



14. Date company informed


23 DECEMBER 2003



15. Total holding following this notification


131,805,860



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


27.32%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant


N/A







18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


N/A



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


N/A



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


N/A



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise


N/A



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


N/A



23. Any additional information


TRANSFER OF NON-BENEFICIAL SHARES TO BENEFICIAL HOLDERS



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


GLENIS RYLANCE (01224 851041)



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


NICK GILMAN, GROUP INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of Notification


24 DECEMBER 2003



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