ATK Atkins(WS)

TIDMATK

RNS Number : 5280U

Atkins (WS) PLC

18 January 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                  WS Atkins plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please                                            Modification to the number of voting           YES 
  specify):                                               rights managed on behalf of our clients 
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 3. Full name of person(s) 
  subject to the                                                                   Standard Life Investments 
  notification obligation:                                                        (Holdings) Limited (Parent 
                                                                                                    Company) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                                       16/01/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                          17/01/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                       Standard Life Investments 
  crossed or                                                                                    Limited - 5% 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous      Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering       triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number      Number      Number       Number of            % of voting 
                  of          of          of shares    voting               rights 
                  Shares      Voting                   rights 
                              Rights 
--------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------------------  ------------------ 
                                         Direct       Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
--------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 GB0000608009    9,920,351   9,920,351   6,225,758             6,225,758            6.219% 
                ----------  ----------  -----------  -------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that        rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,225,758                 6.219% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 6.219% 
   Standard Life Investments Limited - 4.903% 
   Ignis Investment Services Limited - Below 5% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                        Based on voting total voting 
                                                            rights of 100,110,799 
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 14. Contact name:                                  Regulatory Reporting Services 
                                   Regulatory_Reporting_Services@standardlife.com 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    (0131) 245 8568 
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