Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2093Q

Watkin Jones plc

17 February 2023

 

17 February 2023

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that on 16 February 2023 the following nominal-cost share awards over ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company were granted under the Watkin Jones Deferred Share Bonus Plan to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("Awards"):

PDMR	Position	Number of shares granted under the Awards
Richard Simpson	Chief Executive Officer	118,460
Sarah Sergeant	Chief Financial Officer	88,801

The Awards have a nominal exercise price of one penny per share and normally become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail:

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	Grant of Award under the Watkin Jones Deferred Share Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 118,460
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	16 February 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sarah Sergeant
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	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 Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD6RF223
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Award under the Watkin Jones Deferred Share Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 88,801
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	16 February 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue

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For further information:

Watkin Jones plc
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer	www.watkinjonesplc.com
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]
James Umbers / David Sheehan / Paul Bundred	www.jefferies.com
Media enquiries:
Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper	Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]	www.buchanan.uk.com

 

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