13th Apr 2006 16:27
Atkins (WS) PLC13 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WS ATKINS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST BARCLAYS PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SEE 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT DISCLOSED 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT DISCLOSED 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11) Date listed company informed 13 APRIL 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 4,056,299 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.88% 14) Any additional information SEE BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries REBECCA POOLE 01372 752401 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification REBECCA POOLE ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 13 APRIL 2006 LEGAL ENTITY REPORTATKINS WS SEDOL: 0060800 As at 10 April 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had anotifiable interest in 4,056,299 ORD GBP0.005 representing 3.88% of the issuedshare capital of 104,450,990 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Investors Ltd 3,339,380 3.1971Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 240,708 .2305Gerrard Ltd 22,704 .0217Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 363,879 .3484Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 5,221 .0050Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 84,407 .0808 Group Holding 4,056,299 3.8835 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORTATKINS WS SEDOL: 0060800 As at 10 April 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 4,056,299 ORD GBP0.005 representing 3.88% of the issued share capital of 104,450,990 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -5,000BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 240,970BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 5,000BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -262BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 63,274CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 53,915CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 2,072,271CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 77,624CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 34,264CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 42,820INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,738INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,483JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 30,799JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 60,979JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 104,899JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 38,725JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 51,393JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 989,955JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 82,341JPMorgan Chase Bank 41,848JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,014JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,545R C Greig Nominees Limited 16,988R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 3,428R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 2,000R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 288 Total 4,056,299 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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