Director/PDMR Shareholding

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 Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each 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

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 Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each 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

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For further information:

Watkin Jones plc
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer Peel Hunt LLP  (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)		Tel: [phone]
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp		www.peelhunt.com
Jefferies Hoare Govett  (Joint Corporate Broker)		Tel: [phone]
Max Jones / James Umbers		www.jefferies.com

Media enquiries:

Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore [e-mail]	Tel: [phone] www.buchanan.uk.com

 

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