Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

Prof. Dr. Uwe Krueger, a director and a person discharging managerial responsibilities of WS Atkins plc (the "Company"), notified the Company on 18 November 2014, that on 17 November 2014 in London he acquired 48,535 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company following the exercise of nil cost options granted under the Atkins Long Term Incentive Plan. Of the 48,535 shares acquired, 11,041 shares were sold to partially fund a tax liability at a sale price of £13.080611 per share. The acquisition of 48,535 shares equated to 0.048% of the voting issued share capital and the 37,494 retained shares, which will be held by Prof. Dr. Krueger via a nominee account, equated to 0.037% of the voting issued share capital.

Prof. Dr. Krueger's total interest in shares following these notifications is 59,098 which equates to 0.059% of the voting issued share capital.

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

Carlie Nathan

Company Secretarial Administrator

Telephone: +44 (0) 1372 752127

19 November 2014