2nd May 2006 17:05
Atkins (WS) PLC02 May 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 1,966 OrdinaryShares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity Participation Plan on 24April 2006, following the exercise of options by an employee. The No.4 Trustalso sold a total of 191 Ordinary Shares on 24 April 2006 to facilitate the partrepayment of loans made to the No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding ofthe No.4 Trust following these transactions is 4,120,344 Ordinary Shares being3.94% of the issued share capital. These transactions were notified to theCompany on 2 May 2006. For and on behalf of WS Atkins plc Rebecca PooleAssistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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