7th Jul 2005 14:04
Atkins (WS) PLC7 July 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY WS ATKINS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES AND ITS GROUP 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 2 ABOVE 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 company informed 7 JULY 2005 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) LESS THAN 3% 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 .....7 JULY 2005................... Letter to: Atkins(SW)PLC SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 We refer to the letter dated 24 March 2005, disclosing a Notifiable Interestof Zurich Financial Services and its Group in the shares of your Company. In accordance with the provisions of the above Section and on behalf of theabove, we would inform you that it has ceased to have a notifiable interestover shares in your Company. Letter from: Threadneedle Asset Management Limited This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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