14th Feb 2007 14:13
Atkins (WS) PLC14 February 2007 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 7,528 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 6, 7, 8 and 9February 2007, following the exercise of options by employees. The totalholding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 3,045,336 OrdinaryShares being 2.92% of the issued share capital. These transactions werenotified to the Company on 13 February 2007. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Richard Webster Deputy Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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