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

 

- Ends -

 

For further information:

 

Watkin Jones plc

 

Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453

Sarah Sergeant, 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 / David Sheehan / Paul Bundred

www.jefferies.com

 

 

 

 

Media enquiries:

 

Buchanan

 

Henry Harrison-Topham / Jamie Hooper

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com

www.buchanan.uk.com

 

 

 

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