Notification of Directors' Interest in Shares

9 April 2013

James Fisher and Sons plc ("the Company")

Notification of Directors' Interest in Shares

Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a) of Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

Long Term Incentive Plan

Vesting of Award

The Company was notified on 8 April 2013 that N P Henry, an executive director of the Company, had increased his holding of Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, following the satisfactory achievement of the relevant performance conditions.

This has been accomplished by the vesting on 8 April 2013 of an aggregate of 42,101 Ordinary Shares at a deemed price of 1,025p being the market price at the close of business on the date of vesting.

On 8 April 2013, an aggregate of 19,787 Ordinary Shares were sold at a price of 1,025p per share to fund the tax liability resulting from the vesting.

Following these transactions N P Henry has a beneficial ownership in the Company's issued ordinary share capital as follows:

Granting of Award

On 8 April 2013 the Company granted options to the executive directors of the Company under the James Fisher and Sons plc Long Term Incentive Plan which was approved by Shareholders on 5 May 2011 (LTIP).

The options have been granted at an exercise price of nil cost, are subject to the LTIP rules and will vest on 8 April 2016 provided certain performance conditions are met.

No consideration was paid for the grant of these options.

Details of the awards under the LTIP are as follows:

The above transactions took place in the United Kingdom.