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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code')

1.KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser: Barclays PLC.
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose WS ATKINS PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 26 June 2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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 (if any)

Class of relevant security: 0.5p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,148,490 1.15% 822,445 0.82%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
16,036 0.02% 1,125,201 1.12%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 1,164,526 1.16% 1,947,646 1.95%

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).

(b)Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
0.5p ordinary Purchase 30 20.7200 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 32 20.7500 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 62 20.7354 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 93 20.7250 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 115 20.7312 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 176 20.7150 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 216 20.7412 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 320 20.7000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 819 20.7300 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 2,237 20.7400 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 2,871 20.7100 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 8,966 20.7320 GBP
0.5p ordinary Purchase 25,123 20.7311 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 30 20.7200 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 32 20.7500 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 93 20.7250 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 176 20.7150 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 230 20.7172 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 320 20.7000 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 593 20.7248 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 788 20.7300 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 1,162 20.7275 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 1,628 20.7289 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 2,206 20.7409 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 2,894 20.7100 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 3,939 20.7137 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 7,261 20.7329 GBP
0.5p ordinary Sale 31,306 20.7387 GBP

(b)Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
0.5p ordinary SWAP Long 80 20.7297 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Long 99 20.7387 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Long 182 20.7097 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Long 2,427 20.7259 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Long 13,944 20.7252 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Long 28,518 20.7400 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Short 92 20.7311 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Short 115 20.7312 GBP
0.5p ordinary CFD Short 216 20.7412 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Short 267 20.7216 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Short 289 20.7301 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Short 2,095 20.7413 GBP
0.5p ordinary SWAP Short 31,613 20.7307 GBP

(c)Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d)Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details Price per unit (if applicable)

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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

(b)Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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'

(c)Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 27 Jun 2017
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 0207 773 0635

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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