Atkins (WS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (6386J)

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RNS Number : 6386J

Atkins (WS) PLC

29 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                           WS Atkins plc 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: (ii) 
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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                                                   X 
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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 specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                        Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities 
  to the                                                                     Group and Global Wealth Management) 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                              Morgan Stanley & Co. International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                                                plc 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                     26.06.2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       28.06.2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                      3%,4%,5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering             transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number         Number         Number       Number of voting        % of voting 
                  of             of             of shares    rights                  rights (x) 
                  Shares         Voting 
                                 Rights 
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                                               Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
                                                            (xi)         (xii) 
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 GB0000608009    Below 3%       Below 3%       5,381,689    5,381,689               5.38% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration                  Exercise/     Number of    % of voting 
  financial        date (xiii)                 Conversion   voting        rights 
  instrument                                   Period       rights 
                                               (xiv)        that may 
                                                            be 
                                                            acquired 
                                                            if the 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/ 
                                                            converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise      Expiration     Exercise/     Number of    % of voting rights 
  financial      price         date (xvii)    Conversion    voting        (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                  period        rights 
                                              (xviii)       instrument 
                                                            refers to 
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                                                                         Nominal           Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,381,689                 5.38% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department, 
  25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a 
  direct holder of 5,381,689 voting rights (5.38%) and is a subsidiary 
  of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK) 
 
  Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, 
  E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 5,381,689 voting rights 
  (5.38%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, 
  London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 5,381,689 voting 
  rights (5.38%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings 
  Inc. 
 
  Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust 
  Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, 
  Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 5,381,689 voting rights 
  (5.38%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                             N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                              N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                                         Craig Horsley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             [phone] 
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