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Atkins (WS) PLC14 March 2006 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 4,331 Ordinary Shares underthe terms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 3 and 6 March 2006 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 14 March 2006. Employee Benefit Trust No.4 ("the No.4 Trust") registered in the name ofGreenwood Nominees Limited A/c No. 262751, transferred a total of 23,985Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan and the WSAtkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan on 7 and 8 March 2006, following theexercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 219Ordinary Shares on 8 March 2006 to facilitate the part repayment of loans madeto the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4 Trust followingthese transactions is 4,137,612 Ordinary Shares being 3.96% of the issued sharecapital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 14 March 2006. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Rebecca PooleCompany Secretariat This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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