Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Mr. Heath Stewart Drewett, a director and a person discharging managerial responsibilities of WS Atkins plc (the "Company"), notified the Company on 2 July 2013, that on 1 July 2013 in London he acquired 9,364 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company following the exercise of nil cost options made under the Atkins Deferred Share Plan. The share price at which Mr. Drewett exercised his shares was £10.341967 per ordinary share. The acquisition of 9,364 shares equated to 0.0094% of the voting issued share capital.

Mr. Drewett's total interest in shares following this notification is 9,939 which equates to 0.0099% of the voting issued share capital.

This notice is given in fulfillment of the obligations under DTR 3.1.4R (1).

Catherine Zawada

Assistant Company Secretary

Telephone: +44 (0) 1372 752177

2 July 2013