Atkins (WS) PLC Holding(s) in Company (4810J)

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RNS Number : 4810J

Atkins (WS) PLC

28 June 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                                  YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                            NO 
  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                                NO 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                              NO 
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 Other (please                                                                 NO 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                       Ameriprise Financial, 
  to the                                                                    Inc. and its group 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                   HSBC Global Custody Nominees 
  (if different from 3.):                                                             (UK) Ltd 
                                                                         State Street Nominees 
                                                                                       Limited 
                                                                          Vidacos Nominees Ltd 
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 5. Date of the transaction and                                               27(th) June 2017 
  date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                            28(th) June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                            Below the threshold of 
  crossed or                                                                                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   8,116,169                   8,116,169         0            0          3,878,435   0.000%      3.874% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ----------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                      Number of voting       % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                     rights that            rights 
 instrument                                    Period                         may be 
                                                                              acquired if 
                                                                              the 
                                                                              instrument 
                                                                              is 
                                                                              exercised/ 
                                                                              converted 
-----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting                  % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument                 rights 
 instrument                                      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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 3,878,435                                                      3.874% 
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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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 Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (3.874%) 
 
  Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned 
  by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned 
  by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which 
  is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which 
  is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, 
  which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management 
  Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise 
  International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly 
  owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                         N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                     N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                   N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                             The Shares referred to in 
  13. Additional information:                                 section 9 of this form are 
                                                              held in portfolios and funds 
                                                              managed on a discretionary 
                                                              basis by the entities set 
                                                              out in section 9. 
                                                              Please note that the Shares 

                                                              are held through certain 
                                                              nominee companies. 
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 14. Contact name:                                           Mark Powney, Threadneedle 
                                                              Asset Management Ltd. 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                               [phone] 
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