Watkin Jones plc Director Shareholding (7963L)

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RNS Number : 7963L

Watkin Jones plc

17 May 2022

 
For immediate release  17 May 2022 
 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Director Shareholding

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that Alan Giddins, Non-Executive Director and Chair, purchased 21,500 ordinary shares in the Company on 17 May 2022, each at a price of 231 pence per share.

Following this purchase, Mr Giddins has an interest in 85,500 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.03% per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Alan Giddins 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                Non-Executive Director and Chair 
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 b)   Initial notification           Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                      Watkin Jones plc 
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 b)   LEI                       2138009X19O21NU5SG79 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
       have been conducted 
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 a)   Description               Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 each 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument        ISIN: GB00BD6RF223 
       Identification 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of                 Acquisition 
       the transaction 
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 c)   Price(s) and               Price   No. of shares 
       volume(s)                  231p    21,500 
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 d)   Aggregated 
       information 
       - Aggregated               Volume: 21,500 
       volume                     P rice: 231p 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the               17 May 2022 
       transaction 
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 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction 
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For further information:

 
Watkin Jones plc 
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer                         Tel: [phone] 
 
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer 
 
 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)      Tel: [phone] 
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp                                                    www.peelhunt.com 
 
 
  Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker)                Tel: [phone] 
Max Jones / James Umbers                                                 www.jefferies.com 
 
 

Media enquiries:

 
Buchanan 
Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore  Tel: [phone] 
 [e-mail]                  www.buchanan.uk.com 
 

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