Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

Ms. Anne Randall, a person discharging managerial responsibilities of WS Atkins plc (the "Company"), notified the Company on 8 July 2013, that on 5 July 2013 in London she acquired and then sold 8,270 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company following the exercise of nil cost options awarded under the Atkins Long Term Incentive Plan and the Atkins Deferred Share Plan. The share price at which Ms. Randall exercised and sold her shares was £10.57 per ordinary share. The acquisition of 8,270 ordinary shares equated to 0.0083% of the voting issued share capital.

Ms. Randall's total interest in shares following this notification is 3,616 which equates to 0.0036% of the voting issued share capital.

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

Ashley Gerrard

Company Secretarial Assistant

Telephone: +44 (0) 1372 752576

8 July 2013