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RNS Number : 8201P Watkin Jones plc 11 October 2023
For immediate release 11 October 2023
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Director Shareholding
Watkin Jones plc (AIM: WJG) announces that it has been informed that on 11
October 2023, Sarah Sergeant, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer,
bought 20,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 33.4171 pence per
share.
Subsequent to this purchase of shares, Sarah Sergeant holds 29,950 ordinary
shares in the Company, representing 0.01% 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 Sarah Sergeant
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Executive Director/Chief Financial 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 Acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 penny each
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price No. of shares
33.4171p 20,000
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price Volume: 20,000
Price: 33.4171p
e) Date of the transaction 11 October 2023
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Volume: 20,000
Price: 33.4171p
e)
Date of the transaction
11 October 2023
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
- Ends -
Watkin Jones plc
Alex Pease, Interim Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer www.watkinjonesplc.com (http://www.watkinjonesplc.com/)
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
James Umbers /David Sheehan/Paul Bundred www.jefferies.com (http://www.jefferies.com/)
Media enquiries:
Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper
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 48,000 student beds
across 143 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 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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