Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Issue of Sharesave options and PDMR shareholdings
Watkin Jones announces that on 27 June 2025, the Company granted options ("Options") over 4,399,277 ordinary shares pursuant to the Watkin Jones plc Sharesave Scheme.
The Options have a contract start date of 1 August 2025 and normally vest and become exercisable on completion of the three or five year savings period. The exercise price, which was set in accordance with HM Revenue & Customs rules, is 23.35 pence per ordinary share.
Within the Options described above, Options over 39,293 ordinary shares were granted to Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer and 78,586 to Simon Jones, Chief Financial Officer. The Notification of Dealing Forms provided in accordance with the requirements of MAR in relation to the transactions are set out below.
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
Alex Pease
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Director/ PDMR
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
Grant of SAYE options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
23.35
39,293
d)
Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
27 June 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
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
Simon Jones
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Director/ PDMR
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
Grant of SAYE options
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price
No. of shares
23.35
78,586
d)
Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
27 June 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of a trading venue
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For further information:
Watkin Jones plc
Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453
Simon Jones, Chief Financial Officer
www.watkinjonesplc.com
Adam McGhin, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary
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 over 49,000 student beds across 147 schemes, 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 16,800 student beds and build to rent apartments on behalf of its institutional clients. Watkin Jones has also been responsible for over 50 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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