25th Mar 2008 14:32
John Wood Group PLC ("Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
In accordance with DTR 3.1.2R: on 25 March 2008 the Company awarded Restricted Shares to the Directors of the Company as noted below, under the terms of the John Wood Group PLC Long Term Incentive Scheme.
The shares shall be held by the Trustees of the John Wood Group PLC Employee Share Trusts for a period of two years. During that period, the Directors shall have a beneficial interest in the shares. The shares shall only be transferred to the respective Directors at the end of the two year period if the terms of the restriction are met. The restriction terms are set out in the Long Term Incentive Scheme Rules but include performance criteria and continuing employment with the Company.
The awards are as follows:
Allister Gordon Langlands 392,694 shares (0.0746% of issued capital)
Leslie James Thomas 296,804 shares (0.0564% of issued capital)
Mark Harry Papworth 359,818 shares (0.0684% of issued capital)
Alan George Semple 281,913 shares (0.0536% of issued capital)
Also on 25 March 2008, the Company awarded to the Directors of the Company as noted below, options to acquire shares under the John Wood Group PLC (No1) 2003 Long Term Retention Plan, such options being exerciseable for one year from 25 March 2012.
The awards are as follows:
Mark Harry Papworth 100,000 shares (0.0190% of issued capital)
Michael Straughen 50,000 shares (0.0095% of issued capital)
The holdings of each of the Directors named above after these transactions areas follows:Allister Gordon LanglandsShares held 1,450,000 LTIS Awards 97,598 139,845 392,694 2,080,137 0.3955% of issued capital Share Options
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme 300,000 No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan 45,008
Leslie James Thomas
ICW's 2005 Trust for Leslie James Thomas 100,000
LTIS Awards 97,598 139,845 296,804 634,247 0.1206% of issued capital Share Options
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme 200,000 No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan 100,000
Mark Harry PapworthShares held 6,719 LTIS Awards 27,901 105,432 359,818 499,870 0.0950% of issued capital Share Options
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan 300,000
Alan George SempleShares held 700,000 LTIS Awards 92,701 132,830 281,913 1,207,444 0.2296% of issued capital Share Options
2002 (No 1) Executive Share Option Scheme 175,000
Michael StraughenShares held 3,055 0.0005% of issued capital Share Options
No 1 Scheme 2003 Long Term Retention Plan 50,000
Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.
IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLCRelated Shares:
Wood Group (J)