3rd Oct 2006 16:08
Atkins (WS) PLC03 October 2006 Notification of Interests: Companies Act 1985, Section 329 The following dealings by an Employee Benefit Trust established by the Companywere transacted. The Trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit ofemployees of WS Atkins plc and its subsidiaries. The Executive Directors of WS Atkins plc are included as potential beneficiariesunder the Trust and are deemed to be interested in those shares and the dealingsthereof for the purposes of Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985. Employee Benefit Trust No.4 ("the No.4 Trust") registered in the name ofGreenwood Nominees Limited A/c No. 262751, transferred a total of 25,172Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity ParticipationPlan and the Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 25, 28 and 29 September 2006,following the exercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold atotal of 505 Ordinary Shares on 25 September 2006 to facilitate the partrepayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding ofthe No.4 Trust following these transactions is 3,160,811 Ordinary Shares being3.03% of the issued share capital. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 3 October 2006. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Rebecca PooleAssistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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