11th Jul 2006 18:03
Atkins (WS) PLC11 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 190,000Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity ParticipationPlan on 3 and 4 July 2006, following the exercise of options by employees. Thetotal holding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 3,734,999Ordinary Shares being 3.58% of the issued share capital. These transactionswere notified to the Company on 10 July 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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