12th Sep 2006 11:58
Atkins (WS) PLC12 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WS ATKINS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS 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. 79,144 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.076% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 8 SEP 2006 11) Date listed company informed 12 SEP 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 4,249,130 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) 4.068% 14) Any additional information SEE BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries RICHARD WEBSTER - 01372 752349 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 12 SEPTEMBER, 2006 Letter to Atkins WS Plc Atkins WS PLC Ord Gbp0.005 shares In terms of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), I have to inform youon behalf of Standard Life Investments that on 08/09/06, Standard LifeInvestments acquired 79,144 shares on behalf of Standard Life Group. Thisincreased the total held as a material interest to 4,249,130 shares being 4.068%of the issued stock of that class. Total No. of shares held Registered Name 6,837,043 Vidacos Nominees From Citigroup This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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