Watkin Jones plc Annual Report and Notice of AGM (7574O)

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RNS Number : 7574O

Watkin Jones plc

02 February 2023

 
For immediate release  2 February 2023 
 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Annual Report and Notice of AGM

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that electronic copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2022 and Notice of Annual General Meeting are available to view on the Company's website at www.watkinjonesplc.com .

Hard copies of the 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements, Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy are being posted to shareholders today.

The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') will be held at 10.30am on 28 February 2023 at the offices of Buchanan Communications, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN.

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For further information:

 
Watkin Jones plc 
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer       Tel: [phone] 
                                                               4453 
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer      www.watkinjonesplc.com 
 
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint       Tel: [phone] 
 Corporate Broker)                                             8900 
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp                             www.peelhunt.com 
 
 
Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate        Tel: [phone] 
 Broker)                                                       8000 
James Umbers / David Sheehan / Paul Bundred       www.jefferies.com 
 
 
Media enquiries: 
Buchanan 
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper           Tel: [phone] 
                                                               5000 
[e-mail]                     www.buchanan.uk.com 
 

Notes to Editors

Watkin Jones is the UK's leading developer and manager of residential for rent, with a focus on the build to rent, student accommodation and affordable housing sectors. The Group has strong relationships with institutional investors, and a reputation for successful, on-time-delivery of high quality developments. Since 1999, Watkin Jones has delivered 46,000 student beds across 136 sites, making it a key player and leader in the UK purpose-built student accommodation market, and is increasingly expanding its operations into the build to rent sector. In addition, Fresh, the Group's specialist accommodation management business, manages over 22,000 student beds and build to rent apartments on behalf of its institutional clients. Watkin Jones has also been responsible for over 80 residential developments, ranging from starter homes to executive housing and apartments.

The Group's competitive advantage lies in its experienced management team and capital-light business model, which enables it to offer an end-to-end solution for investors, delivered entirely in-house with minimal reliance on third parties, across the entire life cycle of an asset.

Watkin Jones was admitted to trading on AIM in March 2016 with the ticker WJG.L. For additional information please visit www.watkinjonesplc.com

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