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finanCiaL highLights

our focus is on organic growth with excellence as the driver.

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Notes

1. Revenue excludes the Group’s share of revenue from Joint Ventures.

2. Normalised profit before taxation and exceptional items is defined as profit before taxation, exceptional items and any profits or losses from disposals. This is considered to be a more representative measure of underlying trading.

3. Normalised earnings per share (EPS) is stated after allowing for the dilutive effect of share options.

4. Headcount is shown on a full-time equivalent basis at the year-end, including agency staff.

5. Dividend relating to the year, comprising the interim dividend paid in the year and the proposed final dividend.

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grouP at a gLanCe

*Approximate full-time equivalent as at 31 March 2007, including agency staff.

**Approximate revenue as at 31 March 2007.

Source: 1. New Civil Engineer Consultants File, 2007.

2. Engineering News Record 2006. Ranking according to total revenue for design services performed in UK and non-UK territories.

largest global design firm2

3rdengineering consultancy in the UK1

Largest

17,000Total employees*

£1,250mRevenue 2007**

12,500650North America

employees*

United Kingdom

employees*

670Europe excluding UK

employees*

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grouP at a gLanCe Continued

1,000Asia Pacific

employees*

2,000Middle East

employees*

PlanWe plan all aspects of our clients’ projects, conducting studies covering technical, logistical, legal, environmental and financial considerations.

DesignWe design systems, processes, buildings and civil structures. We develop cutting- edge solutions and combine them with tried and tested technologies to achieve an optimal result.

EnableWe enable complex programmes, delivering one-off projects and managing processes to reduce timescales, cost and disruption, allowing our clients to focus on their core operations.

Revenue £339mWe deliver high value engineering and innovative design to a wide range of clients in the public, regulated and private sectors. Our areas of operation include water and environment, nuclear and power, aerospace and defence, oil and gas and infrastructure design. Overall we have the largest market share in the UK engineering and design consultancy market1.

Revenue £108mIn the Middle East, we provide design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure, through our seven offices in the Gulf and India. In China we provide planning, urban design, architectural and engineering services to the mainland market and Hong Kong.

Revenue £194mWe provide management and IT consultancy and programme, project and cost management services. We are one of the largest project managers and cost consultants worldwide2 and one of the 20 largest management consultants operating in the UK3.

Design and Engineering SolutionsRevenue breakdown

Middle East and ChinaManagement and Project Services

Sources: 1. New Civil Engineer Consultants File, 2007. 2. Building Magazine. 3. Management Consultancies Association.

atkins business segments

Atkins business segments

Design and Engineering Solutions 27%

Highways and Transportation 20%

Rail 19%

Management and Project Services 15%

Middle East and China 8%

Equity Investments 7%

Asset Management 4%

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Revenue £251mWe are the UK’s largest provider of highways and transportation consultancy and related services1. Our principal activities are transport planning, design of new roads and road improvements, development of intelligent transport systems, management of road maintenance and integrated road network management.

Revenue £84mThe Equity Investments segment comprised Lambert Smith Hampton and our interest in PPP/PFI Joint Ventures. Our largest Joint Venture is Metronet, the consortium responsible for upgrading, maintaining and running two-thirds of the London Underground network.

Revenue £237mWe are the largest rail consultancy operating in the UK1. We provide services covering a wide range of engineering disciplines, including signalling, civils, electrification and specialist services in strategic planning, safety, systems integration and asset management.

Revenue £51mWe provide independent property asset management services, focusing on delivery of top quality facilities management services to selected public and private sector clients.

atkins business segments Continued

Highways and Transportation

Equity Investments

Rail

Asset Management

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Camilla Osuji Structural Engineer Design and Engineering Solutions 1 year with Atkins

Philip Rowbourne Director of Client Services Management Consultancy 18 years with Atkins

Ludwig Tewksbury Senior Landscape Architect and Urban Designer Design and Engineering Solutions 2 years with Atkins

our PeoPLe

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