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RNS Number : 4427Z  Watkin Jones plc  24 January 2022

 

 

 For immediate release  24 January 2022

 

 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Group')

 

Annual Report and Notice of AGM

 

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that electronic copies of its Annual
Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2021, together
with the Notice of Annual General Meeting, will be available from the
Company's website at www.watkinjonesplc.com (http://www.watkinjonesplc.com)
later today. Hard copies of the 2021 Annual Report and Financial Statements,
Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy will be posted to
shareholders today.

 

The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') will be held at 10.30am on Thursday 17
February 2022 at the offices of Peel Hunt, 100 Liverpool St, London, EC2M 2AT.
The meeting will be an 'open' meeting.  However, due to the ongoing COVID
situation, the Board considers it appropriate to minimise physical attendances
at the AGM. Therefore, only two Directors will be at the AGM in person to
ensure that the AGM is quorate. Whilst all shareholders are still legally
entitled physically to attend the AGM, please consider carefully before doing
so.

 

Shareholders are strongly encouraged to submit a Form of Proxy appointing the
Chair of the meeting as their proxy and giving instructions as to how they
wish their votes to be cast. Details of how to submit votes can be found in
the Notice of AGM. The deadline for Forms of Proxy to be received is 10.30am
on Tuesday, 15 February 2022.

 

A webcast of the AGM is being provided so that shareholders will be able to
listen to the proceedings. Shareholders listening to the AGM via the webcast
will not count in the quorum of the meeting and should submit their votes by
proxy in advance. To attend the webcast or submit questions on any business to
be dealt with at the AGM, please contact Buchanan at
watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com no later than 10:30am on 15 February 2022. You
will be required to provide details including your investor code to verify
your identity. Please note that there will be no facility either to ask
questions or vote via the webcast.

 

If you do wish to attend the AGM in person you will need to pre-register your
intention to do so by emailing watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com by no later than
10.30am on 15 February 2022.

 

We will continue to monitor developments and the latest Government guidance
and will assess over the coming weeks whether any further
modifications to the format of the meeting are required.

 

 

For further information:

 Watkin Jones plc
 Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453

 Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer

 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)                  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
 Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp                                                      www.peelhunt.com (http://www.peelhunt.com/)

 Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker)                             Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
 Max Jones / James Umbers                                                    www.jefferies.com (http://www.jefferies.com/)

Media enquiries:

 Buchanan
 Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com             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
(http://www.watkinjonesplc.com/)

 

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