19th Jul 2005 17:03
Atkins (WS) PLC19 July 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 143 Ordinary Shares under theterms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 11 July 2005 following the exerciseof an option by an employee. This transaction was notified to the Company on 19July 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 9,706 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan andthe WS Atkins 2003 Senior Executive and Key Employee Long Term Incentive Plan on12 and 14 July 2005, following the exercise of options by employees. The No.4Trust also sold a total of 1,064 Ordinary Shares on 12 and 14 July 2005 tofacilitate the part repayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company.The total holding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,467,952Ordinary Shares being 4.28% of the issued share capital. These transactionswere notified to the Company on 19 July 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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