21st Jun 2005 13:43
Atkins (WS) PLC21 June 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 117 Ordinary Shares under theterms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 6 June 2005 following the exercise ofan option by an employee. This transaction was notified to the Company on 21June 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 34,865Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity ParticipationPlan and the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 14 and 16 June 2005, following theexercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 88Ordinary Shares on 14 June 2005 to facilitate the part repayment of loans madeto the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4 Trust followingthese transactions is 4,677,005 Ordinary Shares being 4.48% of the issued sharecapital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 20 June 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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