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Director Shareholding.

About this update from Watkin Jones Plc
For immediate release 22 August 2024 Watkin Jones plc ('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company') Director Shareholding Watkin Jones plc (AIM: WJG) announces that it has been informed that on 22 August 2024, Alan Giddins, Non-Executive Chair, bought 157,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 32.5 pence per share. Subsequent to this purchase of shares, Alan Giddins holds 880,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.34% 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 Acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 penny each c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price No. of shares 32.5 p 157,000 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price Volume: 157,000 P rice: 32.5p e) Date of the transaction 22 August 2024 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM - Ends - Watkin Jones plc Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453 Simon Jones, 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 /Paul Bundred www.jefferies.com Media enquiries: Burson Buchanan Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 [email protected] www.buchanan.uk.com