12th Jan 2006 12:14
Atkins (WS) PLC12 January 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. 129,223 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.12% 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 10 JANUARY 2006 11) Date listed company informed 11 JANUARY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 4,288,283 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) 4.106% 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 Date of Notification ....12 JANUARY 2006 ATKINS WS ORD GBP0.005 SHARES IN TERMS OF PART VI OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 (AS AMENDED), I HAVE TO INFORMYOU ON BEHALF OF STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS THAT ON 10/01/06, STANDARD LIFEINVESTMENTS ACQUIRED 129,223 SHARES ON BEHALF OF STANDARD LIFE GROUP. THISINCREASED THE TOTAL HELD AS A MATERIAL INTEREST TO 4,288,283 SHARES BEING4.106% OF THE ISSUED STOCK OF THAT CLASS. NO. OF SHARES HELD REGISTERED NAME 4,288,283 VIDACOS NOMINEES This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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