31st May 2012 12:15
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 28 May 2012 the Trustee of the Wood Group Employee Share Trust ("EST") advised that following receipt of a dividend paid by the Company relating to restricted shares they hold on behalf of certain directors participating in the Wood Group Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), that dividend was reinvested in shares in the Company by the purchase on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £7.27 per share. The proceeds of dividends on restricted shares are not themselves restricted under LTIP rules. Accordingly, the interest of directors of the Company in shares in the Company increased as follows:
Allister Langlands - 568 shares
Alan Semple - 463 sharesMike Straughen - 361 sharesLes Thomas - 361 sharesMark Papworth - 361 shares
Following this transaction, the interests of those directors in shares in the Company are as follows:
Allister Langlands
Beneficial interest in 458,199 ordinary shares representing 0.123 % of the issued share capital of the Company and holds 40,000 share options.
Alan Semple
Beneficial interest in 677,853 ordinary shares representing 0.183% of the issued share capital of the Company and holds 215,000 share options.
Mike Straughen
Beneficial interest in 95,654 ordinary shares representing 0.026 % of the issued share capital of the Company and holds 90,000 share options.
Les Thomas
Beneficial interest in 129,475 ordinary shares representing 0.035% of the issued share capital of the Company and holds 40,000 share options.
Mark Papworth
Beneficial interest in 116,041 ordinary shares representing 0.031% of the issued share capital of the Company and holds 140,000 share options.
The Company's issued capital consists of 371,275,384 ordinary shares with voting rights.
Notification authorised by:
ROBBIE M B BROWN, COMPANY SECRETARY
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