Director Shareholding

Source: RNS
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

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each

 

 

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

 

- Ends -

 

Watkin Jones plc

 

Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453

Simon Jones, Chief Financial Officer

www.watkinjonesplc.com



 

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

James Umbers /Paul Bundred

 

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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