Company Announcements

Director Shareholding

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7963L
Watkin Jones plc
17 May 2022
 

For immediate release

17 May 2022

 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

 

Director Shareholding

 

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that Alan Giddins, Non-Executive Director and Chair, purchased 21,500 ordinary shares in the Company on 17 May 2022, each at a price of 231 pence per share.

 

Following this purchase, Mr Giddins has an interest in 85,500 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.03% per cent. 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

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

 

 

ISIN: GB00BD6RF223

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price

No. of shares

231p

21,500

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated      volume

- Price

 

 

Volume: 21,500

Price: 231p

 

e)

Date of the transaction

17 May 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



 

Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker)

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Max Jones / James Umbers

 

www.jefferies.com




Media enquiries:

Buchanan

 

Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore

watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

www.buchanan.uk.com

 

 

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