26th Jan 2005 15:51
Atkins (WS) PLC26 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 4,684 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 17 January 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 26 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 5,607 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan andthe WS Atkins 1997 Executive Long Term Incentive Plan on 17, 19 and 20 January2005 following the exercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold atotal of 666 Ordinary Shares on 19 and 20 January 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 4,775,294 Ordinary Shares being4.57% of the issued share capital. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 25 January 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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