Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
07 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC



2. Name of director


WENDELL RAY BROOKS



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)


WENDELL RAY BROOKS



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


EXERCISE OF UNAPPROVED EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTIONS



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


225,000 EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS UNDER THE JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC 1996 UNAPPROVED EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME AT AN
EXERCISE PRICE OF 152/3 PENCE PER SHARE



8. Percentage of issued class


0.047%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


N/A



10. Percentage of issued class


N/A



11. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH



12. Price per share


N/A



13. Date of transaction


5 JAN 2004



14. Date company informed


5 JAN 2004



15. Total holding following this notification


675,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.14%



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



17. Date of grant






18. Period during which or date on which exercisable






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






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






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






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


                     Member                              Ordinary Shares  Balance of Interest
Wendell Brooks                                                   675,000              675,000
2000 Approved Scheme (Options)                                                        173,076
2000 Unapproved Scheme (Options)                                                      141,924
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan                                              27,697
(Options)
No 1 Scheme 2002 Executive Share Option Scheme                                         40,000
(Options)
TOTALS                                                           675,000            1,057,697



23. Any additional information


Exercise of Unapproved Executive Share Options



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


NICK GILMAN, GROUP INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER 01224 851404

GLENIS RYLANCE 01224 851041



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


IAN JOHNSON, GROUP HEAD OF LEGAL AND COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of Notification


7 JANUARY 2004



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