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Atkins (WS) PLC10 January 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY WS ATKINS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST AVIVA PLC AND MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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 company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 469,570 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.45% 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE 10) Date of transaction 6 JANUARY 2005 11) Date company informed 10 JANUARY 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 2,776,053 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 2.66% 14) Any additional information SEE BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RICHARD WEBSTER 01372 752349 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 10 JANUARY 2005 Letter to: Atkins (WS) plcDated: 7 January 2005 ATKINS (WS) PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0060800 This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 25 November2004 and is prompted by sales totalling 469,570 on 6 January 2005. This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.005 each in thecapital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of theobligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the"Act"). 1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc). 1.1 Morley Fund Management Limited no longer have a notifiable interest in the shares 2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc. 2.1 Aviva plc no longer have a notifiable interest in the shares We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interestswhen the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold abeneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised UnitTrust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories aretherefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. From: Aviva plc The Company Secretary 7 January 2005Atkins (WS) plc APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 679,826 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,125,582 (Material) Chase Nominees Ltd 140,120 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 739,445 (Material) RBSTB Nominees Ltd 91,080 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 2.66% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 104,443,551 The Company Secretary 7 January 2005Atkins (WS) plc APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 679,826 (Material) Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,125,582 (Material) Chase Nominees Ltd 140,120 (Material) CUIM Nominee Ltd 739,445 (Material) RBSTB Nominees Ltd 91,080 (Material) TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 2.66% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 104,443,551 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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