6th Jul 2005 15:59
Atkins (WS) PLC06 July 2005 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 2,416 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan on 27and 29 June 2005, following the exercise of options by employees. The No.4 Trustalso sold a total of 259 Ordinary Shares on 27 and 29 June 2005 to facilitatethe part repayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The totalholding of the No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,672,883 OrdinaryShares being 4.47% of the issued share capital. These transactions werenotified to the Company on 5 July 2005. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Richard WebsterAssistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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