John Wood Group plc (the "Company") Wood Employee Share Plan Purchase

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and their Closely Associated Persons

The Company was notified on 16 January 2026 that the following transaction took place under the Company’s Employee Share Plan (“ESP”) on 15 January 2026 in relation the following person discharging managerial responsibilities.

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	STEPHEN NICOL
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC
b)	LEI	549300PLYY6I10B6S323
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	ORDINARY SHARES OF 4 2/7 PENCE EACH
	Identification code	GB00B5N0P849
b)	Nature of the transaction	(i) Purchase of partnership shares on behalf of the above named person under the Wood Employee Share Plan; and (ii) Grant of matching conditional award to the above named person over shares under the Wood Employee Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
	PARTNERSHIP SHARES	£0.26579	1,207.08
	MATCHING SHARES	£NIL	603.54
d)	Aggregated information	PARTNERSHIP SHARES	MATCHING SHARES
	Aggregated Volume:	1,207.08	603.54
	Aggregated Price:	£0.26579	£NIL
	Aggregated Total:	£320.83	£NIL
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-01-15
f)	Place of the transaction	PARTNERSHIP SHARES: XLON		MATCHING SHARES: OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

For further information, please contact: 

John Wood Group PLC www.woodplc.com

John Habgood, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary  +44 (0)7779 974 169

16 January 2026