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Atkins (WS) PLC19 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY WS ATKINS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE ATKINS (NO.4) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST 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 NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. GREENWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED ACCOUNT NUMBER 262 751 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 40,559 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.0388% 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE 10) Date of transaction 13 DECEMBER 2006 11) Date listed company informed 19 DECEMBER 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 3,113,280 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 N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries REBECCA POOLE 01372 752401 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification REBECCA POOLE ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification .... 19 DECEMBER 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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