Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
01 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC



2. Name of director


ALLISTER GORDON LANGLANDS



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


ABOVE SHAREHOLDER



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


ALLISTER GORDON LANGLANDS



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


GRANT OF 100,000 SHARE OPTIONS UNDER THE JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC (No1) 2002 SHARE 
OPTION SCHEME



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


N/A



10. Percentage of issued class


N/A



11. Class of security


N/A



12. Price per share


N/A



13. Date of transaction


N/A



14. Date company informed


N/A



15. Total holding following this notification


N/A



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


N/A



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



17. Date of grant


30 SEPTEMBER 2003



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


30 SEPTEMBER 2007



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


NONE



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


100,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH



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


158 PENCE EACH



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


Member                                        Ordinary Shares                               Balance of Interest

Allister G Langlands                               1,950,000                                          1,950,000
1996 Executive Scheme                                                                                   300,000
2000 Approved Scheme                                                                                    173,076
2000 Unapproved Scheme                                                                                  276,924
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                                                                45,008
No 1 2002 Executive Share Opton Scheme                                                                  100,000
TOTALS                                             1,950,000                                          2,845,008








23. Any additional information


OPTIONS GRANTED ARE SUBJECT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OF
ANNUALISED EARNINGS PER SHARE. GROWTH OVER THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD MUST BE AN
AVERAGE OF 3% PER ANNUM GREATER THAN THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, IF ANY, IN THE
RETAIL PRICE INDEX, OVER THAT PERIOD.  THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD IS A PERIOD OF
FOUR CONSECUTIVE FINANCIAL YEARS OF THE GROUP, STARTING FROM THE FINANCIAL YEAR
COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE DATE OF THE GRANT.  RE-TESTING OF THE
PERFORMANCE CONDITION MAY OCCUR OVER AN EXTENDED MEASUREMENT PERIOD OF FIVE, SIX
OR EIGHT CONSECUTIVE FINANCIAL YEARS OF THE COMPANY, STARTING FROM THE ORIGINAL
BASE POINT.



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


CHRIS WATSON, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of Notification


1 OCTOBER 2003



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