21st Jun 2011 17:52
Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1), WS Atkins plc (the "Company") announces that it granted rights to acquire its ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each on 20 June 2011 pursuant to the terms of the Atkins Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") to the following directors, as set out below:
Name
| Number of Shares |
KEF Clarke*
| 62,500 |
HS Drewett*
| 40,000 |
AH Griffiths*
| 29,500 |
U Krueger*
| 70,648 |
These awards under the LTIP will vest, subject to the rules of the plan, on 20 June 2014.
The Company also announces that it granted rights to acquire its ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each on 20 June 2011 pursuant to the terms of the Atkins Deferred Share Plan ("DSP") to the following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities, as set out below:
Name
| Number of Shares |
RJ Barrett
| 9,250 |
KEF Clarke*
| 16,212 |
HS Drewett*
| 11,154 |
MM Grant
| 7,750 |
AH Griffiths*
| 8,310 |
NJC Thomas
| 9,000 |
DJ Tonkin
| 10,000 |
These awards under the DSP will vest, subject to the rules of the plan, on 20 June 2014.
Awards under the DSP, being a right to receive a cash sum equal to the market value of a specified number of ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each at the time that the award vests, were also granted on 20 June 2011 to the following persons discharging managerial responsibility, as set out below:
Name
| Number of Shares |
CL Birdsong
| 8,250 (a) |
LD Fox
| 10,000 (b) |
LD Fox
| 4,350 (a) |
(a) These awards under the DSP will vest, subject to the rules of the plan, on 20 June 2014.
(b) This award under the DSP will vest, subject to the rules of the plan, on 1 June 2014.
* Denotes director of the Company.
Helen Baker
Deputy Company Secretary
Telephone: +44 (0) 1372 752401
21 June 2011
Related Shares:
ATK.L