26th Jul 2006 16:59
Atkins (WS) PLC26 July 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 204,030Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity ParticipationPlan, the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan and the WS Atkins 2003 Senior Executiveand Key Employee Long Term Incentive Plan on 19, 20 and 21 July 2006, followingthe exercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 478Ordinary Shares on 20 and 21 July 2006 to facilitate the part repayment of loansmade to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4 Trustfollowing these transactions is 3,437,838 Ordinary Shares being 3.29% of theissued share capital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 25July 2006. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Rebecca Poole Assistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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