Shareholders
Analysis of issued share capital at 31 March
By major shareholder
| 2001 Number |
2000 Number |
2001 % |
2000 % |
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| Founder Shareholders | 6,813,511 | 7,647,511 | 7.1% | 8.0% |
| Employee Participation* | 29,332,027 | 37,305,050 | 30.5% | 39.0% |
| Institutional and other Shareholders | 60,127,824 | 50,771,417 | 62.4% | 53.0% |
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| Issued share capital | 96,273,362 | 95,723,978 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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*This includes 8,876,555 shares in holdings of 25,000 shares or less.
Corporate institutions such as banks, insurance companies and pension funds represent many thousands of people through their accounts, policies, and memberships and therefore the Company works in the interest of a wide variety of investors.
Secretary and Registered Office
R H Tomalin, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5BW.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Company’s Registered Office on 7 August 2001.
The full Notice of the Meeting and proxy card is enclosed with this report.
Shareholder services
Registrar
Administrative enquiries about the holding of WS Atkins plc shares should be directed in the first instance to the Registrar whose address is The Registrar, WS Atkins plc, Registration Department, Balfour House, 390-398 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NQ, Telephone: 020 8639 2000, website: www.capita-irg.com
Share dealing service
Details of a postal dealing service can be obtained from: WS Atkins plc Share Dealing Service, Cazenove, 12 Tokenhouse Yard, London EC2R 7AN, Telephone: 020 7606 1768, website: www.cazenove.com
Corporate Individual Savings Account
A WS Atkins Corporate Individual Savings Accounts (“ISA”) is available. It consists only of the stocks and shares component, investing in WS Atkins plc shares. Details can be obtained from Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite ISA Administration, Clock House, Dogflud Way, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7UL,Telephone 01252 712049, website: www.carr-sheppards.co.uk
Scrip Dividend Alternative
A Scrip dividend alternative is available which will entitle shareholders to elect to receive new ordinary shares in WS Atkins plc in place of the cash dividend, without incurring dealing costs or stamp duty. Ordinary shareholders on the register at the record date shown may participate in the plan provided their application forms are received by 16 July 2001.
Copies of the explanatory brochure and application form are available from the Registrar whose details appear above.
Amalgamation of accounts
Shareholders who receive duplicate sets of Company mailings owing to multiple accounts in their name should write to the Registrar to have their accounts amalgamated.
Unsolicited mail
The Company is obliged by law to make its share register available to other organisations who may then use it for a mailing list. If you wish to limit the receipt of unsolicited mail you may do so by writing to: The Mailing Preference Service (MPS), Freepost 22, London W1E 7EZ. MPS will then notify the bodies which support its service that you do not wish to receive unsolicited mail.