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Atkins (WS) PLC31 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 10,245Ordinary Shares under the terms of the WS Atkins Pre-Tax Equity ParticipationPlan and the WS Atkins Deferred Bonus Plan on 23, 25 and 26 May 2006, followingthe exercises of options by employees. The No.4 Trust also sold a total of 24Ordinary Shares on 25 May 2006 to facilitate the part repayment of loans made tothe No.4 Trust by the Company. The total holding of the No.4 Trust followingthese transactions is 4,107,429 Ordinary Shares being 3.93% of the issued sharecapital. These transactions were notified to the Company on 31 May 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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