Watkin Jones plc TR-1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares (4975M)

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RNS Number : 4975M

Watkin Jones plc

31 July 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                  Watkin Jones 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                         ü 
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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)                               Octopus Investments Nominees 
  subject to the                                                    Limited 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                       n/a 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                       27/07/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                          28/07/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                            4% 
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 8. Notified details: n/a 
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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 
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                                                   Direct          Direct       Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00BD6RF223   10186788         10186788          10290168        10290168                   4.03% 
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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 voting             % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                        rights that                  rights 
 instrument                         Period                            may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
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 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 
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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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 10290168                                            4.03% 
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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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   n/a 
 
 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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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Annaliese Maisch 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                            020 7716 6477 
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