6th Apr 2006 15:46
John Wood Group PLC ("Company") The Company was informed that on 4 April 2006, the Trustees of the John WoodGroup PLC Employee Share Trust ("EST"): * sold 96,924 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company at ‚£2.58 per share, being 0.0188% of the share capital of the Company pursuant to an exercise of share options 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 transaction, the EST holds a total of 19,622,590 ordinary sharesrepresenting 3.807% of the share capital of the Company.The class of discretionary beneficiaries for whom the EST holds such sharesconsists of employees of the Company, including the following executivedirectors of the Company: Allister G Langlands, Trevor M Noble, Leslie J Thomasand Mark Papworth. Each of such directors is accordingly deemed to bebeneficially interested in the shares held by the EST.The transaction noted above concerns Allister Langlands only. Full detailsconcerning the transaction and the effect on his holdings has been notifiedseparately. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY. ENDWOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLCRelated Shares:
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