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Atkins (WS) PLC

30 June 2017

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                 Uwe Krueger 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions    Trustee for shares held via the Atkins Share Incentive 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a):                          Plan: Capita IRG Trustees Limited for 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is               beneficiary Uwe Krueger. 
 insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
 settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                    Nominee for shares held in nominee account: Lynchwood 
                                                             Nominees Limited for beneficiary Uwe 
                                                             Krueger. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   WS Atkins plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) Status of person making the disclosure:                 Person acting in concert with offeree (WS Atkins plc) 
 e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with the 
 offeror/offeree (specify name of 
 offeror/offeree) 
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 (e) Date dealing undertaken:                                29 June 2017 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the        N/A 
 discloser making disclosures in respect 
 of any other party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                     Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each 
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                                                                                   Interests          Short positions 
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                                                                               Number        %*        Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                             158,359      0.158%       N/A       N/A 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                  N/A         N/A         N/A       N/A 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to            N/A         N/A         N/A       N/A 
 purchase/sell: 
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     TOTAL:                                                                   158,359      0.158%       N/A       N/A 
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* Percentage calculations are based on WS Atkins plc's total number of ordinary shares in issue as at 29 June 2017, the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure, being 100,110,799 (excluding shares held in treasury). Percentages are rounded to 3 decimal places.

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    n/a 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   n/a 
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   3.         DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

   (a)        Purchases and sales 

(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

 
 Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
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 N/A                          N/A             N/A                    N/A 
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(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser

 
   Class of relevant      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
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          N/A             N/A                N/A                       N/A                      N/A 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
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 N/A                        N/A                   N/A                        N/A                        N/A 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
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 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A             N/A            N/A           N/A 
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   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
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 N/A                      N/A                   N/A                      N/A                    N/A 
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   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing                  Details                 Price per unit (if 
                                   e.g. subscription,                                              applicable) 
                                       conversion 
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 Ordinary shares of 0.5        Exercise of nil-cost option   Nil-cost option over 17,471   Nil 
 pence each ("Ordinary         under the Atkins Deferred     shares was exercised in 
 Shares")                      Share Plan (the "DSP")        accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the DSP 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of nil-cost option   Nil-cost option over 15,250   Nil 
                               under the DSP.                shares was exercised in 
                                                             accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the DSP. 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of nil-cost option   Nil-cost option over 15,179   Nil 
                               under the DSP.                shares was exercised in 
                                                             accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the DSP. 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of nil-cost option   Nil-cost option over 33,781   Nil 
                               under the WS Atkins plc       shares was exercised in 
                               Long Term Incentive Plan      accordance with the rules 
                               (the "LTIP")                  of the LTIP 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of Ordinary Shares   Nil-cost option over 19,629   Nil 
                               under the LTIP.               shares was exercised in 
                                                             accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the LTIP. 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of Ordinary Shares   Nil-cost option over 17,507   Nil 
                               under the LTIP.               shares was exercised in 
                                                             accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the LTIP. 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of units under the   25,509 units vested in        Nil 
                               LGU.                          accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the LGU. The value of 
                                                             unit on exercise 
                                                             is equal to the difference 
                                                             between the offer price and 
                                                             the preceding six month 
                                                             average share 
                                                             price at grant (GBP7.1869). 
                                                             The net value was settled 
                                                             in cash. 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of units under the   32,699 units vested in        Nil 
                               LGU.                          accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the LGU. The value of 
                                                             unit on exercise 
                                                             is equal to the difference 
                                                             between the offer price and 
                                                             the preceding six month 
                                                             average share 
                                                             price at grant (GBP8.6622). 
                                                             The net value was settled 
                                                             in cash. 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of units under the   14,417 units vested in        Nil 
                               LGU.                          accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the LGU. The value of 
                                                             the unit on exercise 
                                                             is equal to the difference 
                                                             between the offer price and 
                                                             the preceding six month 
                                                             average share 
                                                             price at grant 
                                                             (GBP13.2835). The net value 
                                                             was settled in cash 
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 Ordinary Shares               Exercise of units under the   11,155 units vested in        Nil 
                               LGU.                          accordance with the rules 
                                                             of the LGU. The value of 
                                                             the unit on exercise 
                                                             is equal to the difference 
                                                             between the offer price and 
                                                             the preceding six month 
                                                             average share 
                                                             price at grant 
                                                             (GBP13.5959). The net value 
                                                             was settled in cash. 
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   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the 
  disclosure and any other person: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person relating 
  to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   No 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              No 
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 Date of disclosure:    30 June 2017 
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 Contact name:          Richard Webster 
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 Telephone number:      +44(0)20 7121 2600 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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