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Atkins (WS) PLC07 December 2005 Notification of Interests: Companies Act 1985, Section 329 The following dealings by Employee Benefit Trusts established by the Companywere transacted. The Trusts are discretionary trusts for the benefit ofemployees of WS Atkins plc and its subsidiaries. The Executive Directors of WS Atkins plc are included as potential beneficiariesunder the Trusts and are deemed to be interested in those shares and thedealings thereof for the purposes of Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985. The WS Atkins Qualifying Employee Share Trust ("Quest"), registered in the nameof Greenwood Nominees A/c No. 125782, transferred 10,652 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 28 November 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 6 December 2005. Employee Benefit Trust No.4 ("the No.4 Trust") registered in the name ofGreenwood Nominees Limited A/c No. 262751, transferred a total of 2,382 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan and WS AtkinsPre-Tax Equity Participation Plan on 1 December 2005, following the exercise ofoptions by an employee. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 78 Ordinary Shareson 1 December 2005 to facilitate the part repayment of loans made to the No.4Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4 Trust following thesetransactions is 4,247,173 Ordinary Shares being 4.07% of the issued sharecapital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 6 December 2005. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Rebecca Poole Company Secretariat This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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