12th Apr 2005 16:33
Atkins (WS) PLC12 April 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 397 Ordinary Shares under theterms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 4 April 2005 following the exerciseof options by employees. These transactions were notified to the Company on 12April 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 1,225 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins 2003 Senior Executive and Key EmployeeLong Term Incentive Plan on 5 April 2005 following the exercise of an option byan employee. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 146 Ordinary Shares on 5 April2005 to facilitate the part repayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by theCompany. The total holding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is4,735,359 Ordinary Shares being 4.53% of the issued share capital. Thesetransactions were notified to the Company on 12 April 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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