17th Jan 2005 16:07
Atkins (WS) PLC17 January 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 3,637 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 10 and 11 January 2005 followingthe exercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 17 January 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 12,091 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan, WSAtkins Deferred Bonus Plan and the WS Atkins 2003 Senior Executive and KeyEmployee Long Term Incentive Plan on 10, 11 and 12 January 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 1,037Ordinary Shares on 10, 11 and 12 January 2005 to facilitate the part repaymentof loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4Trust following these transactions is 4,781,567 Ordinary Shares being 4.58% ofthe issued share capital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 17January 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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