Watkin Jones plc TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (0422J)

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RNS Number : 0422J

Watkin Jones plc

23 June 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                     Watkin Jones PLC 
  or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                     X 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                            BlackRock, Inc. 
 City and country of registered                  Wilmington, DE, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                  22/06/2017 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                23/06/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                             % of voting           % of voting        Total of      Total number 
                           rights attached       rights through       both in %      of voting 
                              to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)     rights of 
                              (total of            instruments                       issuer 
                                8. A)               (total of 
                                                   8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                       2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached           Below 5%                   Below 5%         Below 5%         255,268,875 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)          4.96%                     0.22%             5.19% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type             Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                 Direct                 Indirect                 Direct              Indirect 
                                (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of            (Art 10 of 
                                Directive               Directive               Directive            Directive 
                               2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)          2004/109/EC) 
                                 (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1)              (DTR5.1)             (DTR5.2.1) 
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 GB00BD6RF223                                       Below 5%                                       Below 5% 
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 SUBTOTAL                                 Below 5%                                      Below 5% 
  8. A 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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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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 Securities                                                           Below 5%                     Below 5% 
  Lending 
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                                                  SUBTOTAL 8.         Below 5%                     Below 5% 
                                                   B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of              Expiration                  Exercise/         Physical          Number       % of voting 
  financial            date                       Conversion        or cash            of voting    rights 
  instrument                                      Period            settlement         rights 
                                                  (xi) 
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 CFD                                                                Cash              Below        Below 5% 
                                                                                       5% 
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                                                                    SUBTOTAL          Below        Below 5% 
                                                                     8.B.2             5% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                      X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(please add additional rows as necessary) 
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      Name           % of voting           % of voting             Total of both 
                     rights if it         rights through            if it equals 
                     equals or is      financial instruments        or is higher 
                      higher than          if it equals          than the notifiable 
                    the notifiable         or is higher               threshold 
                       threshold        than the notifiable 
                                             threshold 
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 See Attachment 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 

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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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   BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 
 
   Tim Dudley 
 
 
   020 7743 3650 
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 Place of completion   12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, 
                        U.K. 
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 Date of completion    23 June, 2017 
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Section 9 Attachment

 
           Name                 % of voting            % of voting          Total of 
                                  rights if           rights through         both if 
                                  it equals              financial          it equals 
                                or is higher            instruments        or is higher 
                             than the notifiable       if it equals          than the 
                                  threshold            or is higher         notifiable 
                                                    than the notifiable     threshold 
                                                         threshold 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
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 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
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 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
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 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (UK) Limited 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 4, 
  LLC 
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 BlackRock Holdco 6, 
  LLC 
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 BlackRock Delaware 
  Holdings Inc. 
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 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
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 BlackRock Institutional 
  Trust Company, National 
  Association 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
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 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
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 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
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 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Advisors 
  (UK) Limited 
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 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial 
  Management, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 4, 
  LLC 
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 BlackRock Holdco 6, 
  LLC 
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 BlackRock Delaware 
  Holdings Inc. 
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 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
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