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Issue of Shares
Issue of Shares.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7119V Watkin Jones plc 20 April 2016 \n\n\n\n\n\nFor immediate release\n\n\n20 April 2016\n\n\n\n\n \nWatkin Jones plc\n \nIssue of Shares\n \nWatkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG), a leading UK developer and constructor of multi occupancy property assets, with a focus on the student accommodation sector, announces that, further to the intention disclosed in the Company's AIM Admission Document dated 16 March 2016, it has issued 242,550 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to the trustee of the Company's HMRC approved share incentive plan ('SIP'), at par, for the purpose of awarding free shares to eligible employees.\n \nApplication has been made for 242,550 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on or around 26 April 2016. Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 255,268,875. There are no shares held in treasury.\n \nThe above figure (255,268,875) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.\n \nFor further information:\n\n\n\n\nWatkin Jones plc\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMark Watkin Jones, Chief Executive Officer\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000\n\n\n\n\nPhilip Byrom, Chief Financial Officer\n\n\nwww.watkinjonesplc.com\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nZeus Capital Limited\n(Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCorporate Finance\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDan Bate / Nick Cowles / Jamie Peel\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 161 831 1512\n\n\n\n\nCorporate Broking\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 3829 5000\n\n\n\n\nDominic King / Benjamin Robertson\n\n\nwww.zeuscapital.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPeel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCorporate\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMike Bell / Matthew Brooke-Hitching\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900\n\n\n\n\nECM Syndicate\n\n\nwww.peelhunt.com\n\n\n\n\nAl Rae / Sohail Akbar\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nMedia enquiries:\n\n\n\n\nBuchanan\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nHenry Harrison-Topham / Richard Oldworth / Helen Chan\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000\n\n\n\n\[email protected]...