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Atkins (WS) PLC02 August 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 188,467Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan and the WSAtkins Restricted Stock Unit Plan on 24, 26 and 28 July 2006, following theexercise of options by, and transfer of shares to, employees. The total holdingof the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 3,249,371 Ordinary Sharesbeing 3.11% of the issued share capital. These transactions were notified tothe Company on 1 August 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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