26th Jul 2006 17:31
Atkins (WS) PLC26 July 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 25 JULY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification NOT DISCLOSED 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) BELOW 3% 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 26 JULY 2006 LETTER TO: WS ATKINS PLCDATED: 25 JULY 2006 Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as 21 July 2006Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company. According to our records your Company's Issued Share Capital is 104,451,799. FROM: GEOFF SMITH BARCLAYS PLC This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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