12th Jul 2006 08:54
Atkins (WS) PLC12 July 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. 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 25,285 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.02% 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.5 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 10 JULY 2006 11) Date listed company informed 11 JULY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 4,172,155 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) 3.99% 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 ...... 11 JULY 2006 .................. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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