Watkin Jones plc Director Shareholding

RNS Number : 4710B

Watkin Jones plc

22 August 2024

 

For immediate release

22 August 2024

 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

 

Director Shareholding

 

Watkin Jones plc (AIM: WJG) announces that it has been informed that on 22 August 2024, Alan Giddins, Non-Executive Chair, bought 157,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 32.5 pence per share.

 

Subsequent to this purchase of shares, Alan Giddins holds 880,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.34% 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
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director and Chair
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Watkin Jones plc
b)	LEI	2138009X19O21NU5SG79
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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each     ISIN: GB00BD6RF223
b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 penny each
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price No. of shares 32.5p 157,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated      volume - Price	Volume: 157,000 Price: 32.5p
e)	Date of the transaction	22 August 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

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Watkin Jones plc
Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Simon Jones, Chief Financial Officer	www.watkinjonesplc.com
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]
James Umbers /Paul Bundred		www.jefferies.com

 

Media enquiries:

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

 

 

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