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22/08/2024 13:15

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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  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
                                                                   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

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

 

- Ends -

 

 Watkin Jones plc
 Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer   Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453
 Simon Jones, 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 /Paul Bundred                                              www.jefferies.com (http://www.jefferies.com/)

 

Media enquiries:

 Burson Buchanan
 Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore

                                         Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
 watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com             www.buchanan.uk.com

 

 

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