Atkins (WS) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1216Q)

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RNS Number : 1216Q

Atkins (WS) PLC

24 November 2016

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

The attached individual notification made under article 19.1 of the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") relate to the acquisiton of shares jointly by a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") and a person closely associated with the PDMR ("PCA"). This announcement is made in accordance with article 19.3 of MAR.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       Gretchen Hauser Watkins / 
                                  Earl Jacob Watkins 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status            Non-Executive Director and 
                                  PDMR / PCA 
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 b)   Initial notification       Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                       WS Atkins plc 
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 b)   LEI                        213800K6B5Q9X8Z1HI36 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to 
       be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
       (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
       date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
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 a)   Description of 
       the financial               Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence 
       instrument, type            each 
       of instrument 
                                   GB0000608009 
       Identification 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of the 
       transaction                 Acquisition of 5,000 shares. 
                                   These shares will be jointly 
                                   held in a nominee account. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)         Volume(s) 
                                   ---------------  ---------- 
                                    18.840667 USD    5,000 
                                   ---------------  ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume         5,000 
 
 
       - Price                     18.840667 USD 
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 e)   Date of the transaction    2016-11-23 
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 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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Guy Holden

Company Secretariat

(Responsible for releasing this announcement)

2016-11-24

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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