17th Oct 2005 16:15
Atkins (WS) PLC17 October 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 456 Ordinary Shares under theterms of the WS Atkins Sharesave Scheme on 10 October 2005 following theexercise of options by employees. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 17 October 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 10,470Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins 1997 Executive Long TermIncentive Plan and the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 12 and 13 October 2005,following the exercise of options by employees. The total holding of the No.4Trust following these transactions is 4,285,499 Ordinary Shares being 4.10% ofthe issued share capital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 17October 2005. 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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