8th Mar 2005 07:01
Atkins (WS) PLC07 March 2005 Notification of Interests: Companies Act 1985, Section 329 The following dealings by Employee Benefit Trusts established by the Companywere transacted. The Trusts are discretionary trusts for the benefit ofemployees of WS Atkins plc and its subsidiaries. The Executive Directors of WS Atkins plc are included as potential beneficiariesunder the Trusts and are deemed to be interested in those shares and thedealings thereof for the purposes of Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985. The WS Atkins Qualifying Employee Share Trust ("Quest"), registered in the nameof Greenwood Nominees A/c No. 125782, transferred 48,818 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 28 February 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 7 March 2005. Employee Benefit Trust No.3 registered in the name of Greenwood Nominees LimitedA/c No. 125780, transferred a total of 6,600 Ordinary Shares under the terms ofthe WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan on 1 March 2005, following theexercise of an option by an employee. This transaction was notified to theCompany on 7 March 2005. Employee Benefit Trust No.4 ("the No.4 Trust"), registered in the name ofGreenwood Nominees Limited A/c No 262751 transferred a total of 5,107 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan andthe WS Atkins 2003 Senior Executive and Key Employee Long Term Incentive Plan on28 February 2005 following the exercise of options by an employee. The No.4Trust also sold a total of 2,212 Ordinary Shares on 28 February and 1 March 2005to facilitate the part repayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company.The total holding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,741,528Ordinary Shares being 4.54% of the issued share capital. These transactionswere notified to the Company on 7 March 2005. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Richard WebsterAssistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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