12th Sep 2006 16:01
Atkins (WS) PLC12 September 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 7,565 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan andthe Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 4, 6 and 8 September 2006, following theexercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 7Ordinary Shares on 6 September 2006 to facilitate the part repayment of loansmade to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4 Trustfollowing these transactions is 3,226,950 Ordinary Shares being 3.09% of theissued share capital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 12September 2006. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Richard WebsterDeputy Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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