REG - Watkin Jones plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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05/10/2022 09:31

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RNS Number : 7624B  Watkin Jones plc  04 October 2022

 For immediate release  4 October 2022

 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

 

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that Alan Giddins, Non-Executive Director
and Chair, purchased 48,000 shares on 4 October 2022 at a price of 102.05
pence per share. Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, purchased 24,442
ordinary shares in the Company on 4 October 2022 at an average price of 102.25
pence per share.

 

Subsequent to these purchases, Alan Giddins now holds 133,500 ordinary shares
in the Company, representing 0.05% of the Company's issued share capital.
Richard Simpson now holds 608,151 ordinary shares in the Company, representing
0.24% 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  Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

      Identification code

                                                                   ISIN: GB00BD6RF223
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Purchase of ordinary shares
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price    No. of shares
                                                                   102.50p  48,000
 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated      volume

      - Price                                                      n/a

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      4 October 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, AIM

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated      volume

- Price

 

 

n/a

 

e)

Date of the transaction

4 October 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
      associated
 a)   Name                                                         Richard Simpson
 2    Reason for the notification
 a)   Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer
 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  Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

      Identification code

                                                                   ISIN: GB00BD6RF223
 b)   Nature of the transaction                                    Purchase of ordinary shares
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price    No. of shares
                                                                   102.00p  14,695
                                                                   102.50p  9,746
 d)   Aggregated information

      - Aggregated      volume

      - Price                                                      n/a

 e)   Date of the transaction                                      4 October 2022
 f)   Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange, AIM

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated      volume

- Price

 

 

n/a

 

e)

Date of the transaction

4 October 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

- Ends -

 

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

 

 

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