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 US Employee Share Trust
(the 'US 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 US 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 US EST holds a total of 3,000,000 ordinary shares
representing 0.6204% of the share capital of the Company.



The class of discretionary beneficiaries for whom the US EST holds such shares
consists of employees of the Company, including the following executive
directors of the Company: 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 US EST.



Following this allotment the issued share capital of the Company is 489,531,380
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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