30th Mar 2005 12:24
Atkins (WS) PLC30 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 103 Ordinary Shares under theterms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 21 March 2005 following the exerciseof an option by an employee. This transaction was notified to the Company on 29March 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 2,924 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 on23 March 2005 following the exercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trustalso sold a total of 349 Ordinary Shares on 23 March 2005 to facilitate the partrepayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding ofthe No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,736,914 Ordinary Shares being4.54% of the issued share capital. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 29 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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