6th Jan 2005 12:31
Atkins (WS) PLC06 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 2,377 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 20 and 24 December 2004 followingthe exercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 6 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 51,157 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Equity Participation Plan on 21, 22 and23 December 2004 following the exercise of options by employees. The totalholding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,800,097 OrdinaryShares being 4.60% of the issued share capital. These transactions werenotified to the Company on 5 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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