Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
20 June 2005

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT - 20 June 2005

John Wood Group PLC ('Company')


On 20 June 2005, the Trustees of the John Wood Group PLC Employee Share Trust
(the 'EST') was allotted 3,000,000 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company
at subscription price of 17 1/3 pence per share.


Such shares were allotted to the EST in order to satisfy obligations arising
from share options granted under The John Wood Group PLC 2000 Approved Executive
Share Option Scheme and the John Wood Group PLC 2000 Unapproved Executive Share
Option Scheme (together 'Schemes').


Following this allotment, the EST holds a total of 22,276,591 ordinary shares
representing 4.607% 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: Allister G Langlands, Wendell R Brooks, Alan G Semple,
Trevor M Noble and Leslie J Thomas.  Each of such directors is accordingly
deemed to be beneficially interested in all of such shares held by the EST.


Following this allotment the issued share capital of the Company is 486,531,380
ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each.



Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

IAN JOHNSON, GROUP HEAD OF LEGAL AND COMPANY SECRETARY.







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