Director/PDMR Shareholding

1 April 2010

AMEC plc - DIRECTORS' DEALINGS PURSUANT TO THE COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2002 ("the Plan")

Pursuant to our obligations under Disclosure Rule 3.1.4, we hereby advise you that the Company has been notified of transactions carried out today by Directors and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") as follows:

As a consequence of the fulfilment of the Total Shareholder Return and growth in Earnings per Share performance conditions, in accordance with the rules of the Plan, the AMEC Ordinary Shares detailed below, awarded to Directors and PDMR in 2007 as Restricted Shares, became fully vested and free of restrictions today, 1 April 2010.

BWCI Trust Company Limited, as the Trustees of the Plan, today sold shares at 799 pence per share on behalf of the Directors and PDMR listed below to meet the tax liability arising on the vesting of the following awards:

* Mr Brikho has elected not to sell any of the shares that vested, which is the usual method of meeting tax and national insurance liabilities and is paying these separately.

** Messrs Bruce and Jinks sold the balance of 54,759 and 39,274 shares respectively at 799 pence per share.

In accordance with the terms of the Plan, the following Restricted Shares (being conditional awards of shares and as defined in the Rules of the Plan) have been granted to certain Executive Directors and a PDMR on 1 April 2010. No consideration is payable for the grant of the awards.

Director Restricted Shares

Mr S Y Brikho 219,148

Mr I P McHoul 121,819

Mr N Bruce 85,104

PDMR

Mr R Jinks 53,886

Further, on 1 April 2010, Mr McHoul purchased 9,136 shares at 799 pence per share. This dealing was related to the Plan.

Following these transactions, the share holdings of Messrs Brikho, McHoul, Bruce and Jinks are as follows:-

Mr Brikho holds 1,137,416 ordinary shares in the Company (representing 0.34% of the voting rights in the Company). Mr Brikho also has an interest in 746,360 Restricted Shares in the Performance Share Plan 2002, 546,780 shares awarded under the Transformation Incentive Plan and 1,624 shares under the Savings Related Share Option Scheme.

Mr McHoul holds 82,794 ordinary shares in the Company (representing 0.02% of the voting rights in the Company). Mr McHoul also has an interest in 419,399 Restricted Shares under the Performance Share Plan 2002, 205,360 shares awarded under the Transformation Incentive Plan and 1,512 shares under the Savings Related Share Option Scheme.

Mr Bruce holds 73,243 ordinary shares in the Company (representing 0.02% of the voting rights in the Company). Mr Bruce also has an interest in 268,070 Restricted Shares under the Performance Share Plan 2002 and 129,768 shares awarded under the Transformation Incentive Plan.

Mr Jinks holds 21,645 ordinary shares in the Company (representing 0.01% of the voting rights in the Company). Mr Jinks also has an interest in 186,694 Restricted Shares under the Performance Share Plan 2002 and 42,552 shares awarded under the Transformation Incentive Plan.

K A Hand

Assistant Company Secretary