TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 5701C

Watkin Jones plc

18 April 2017

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Watkin Jones PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				S
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				¨
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				¨
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				¨
Other (please specify):				¨
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		13 April, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18 April, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 5% Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00BD6RF223

12,606,825

12,606,825

N/A

N/A

12,767,208

N/A

5.00%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

CFD

579,754

Nominal

Delta

0.22%

0.22%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,346,962

5.22%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Annex 1
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:	Jana Blumenstein
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7743 3650

Annex 1

Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	5.00%	0.22%	5.22%

 

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