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Atkins (WS) PLC01 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 4,539 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 24 January 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 1 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 7,645 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 26 January 2005following the exercise of options by an employee. The No.4 Trust also sold atotal of 910 Ordinary Shares on 26 January 2005 to facilitate the part repaymentof loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4Trust following these transactions is 4,766,739 Ordinary Shares being 4.56% ofthe issued share capital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 1February 2005. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Richard Webster Assistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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