16th Feb 2005 10:04
Atkins (WS) PLC16 February 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 4,428 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 7 February 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 16 February 2005. Employee Benefit Trust No.3 registered in the name of Greenwood Nominees LimitedA/c No. 125780, transferred a total of 3,673 Ordinary Shares under the terms ofthe WS Atkins 1997 Executive Long Term Incentive Plan on 11 February 2005,following the exercise of an option by an employee. This transaction wasnotified to the Company on 16 February 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 2,553 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan, on 8 February 2005following the exercise of an option by an employee. The No.4 Trust also sold atotal of 304 Ordinary Shares on 8 February 2005 to facilitate the part repaymentof loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. A total of 62 shares weretransferred to the trust to correct an administrative error made in July 2000.The total holding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,755,814Ordinary Shares being 4.55% of the issued share capital. These transactionswere notified to the Company on 15 February 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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