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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.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Alan Giddins |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Non-Executive Director and Chair |
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Watkin Jones plc |
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LEI |
2138009X19O21NU5SG79 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD6RF223 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of ordinary shares of 1 penny each |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Volume: 157,000 Price: 32.5p |
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Date of the transaction |
22 August 2024 |
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Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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- Ends -
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Watkin Jones plc |
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Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453 |
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Simon Jones, Chief Financial Officer |
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Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
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Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp |
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Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 |
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James Umbers /Paul Bundred |
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Media enquiries:
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Burson Buchanan |
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Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com |
www.buchanan.uk.com |