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WATKIN JONES PLC Director's Dealing 2022
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Director's Dealing
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RNS Number : 7624B
Watkin Jones plc
04 October 2022
| For immediate release | 4 October 2022 |
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that Alan Giddins, Non-Executive Director and Chair, purchased 48,000 shares on 4 October 2022 at a price of 102.05 pence per share. Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, purchased 24,442 ordinary shares in the Company on 4 October 2022 at an average price of 102.25 pence per share.
Subsequent to these purchases, Alan Giddins now holds 133,500 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.05% of the Company's issued share capital. Richard Simpson now holds 608,151 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.24% 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
Purchase of ordinary shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price | No. of shares |
| 102.50p | 48,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
4 October 2022
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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
Purchase of ordinary shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
| Price | No. of shares |
| 102.00p | 14,695 |
| 102.50p | 9,746 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
4 October 2022
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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For further information:
| Watkin Jones plc | ||
| Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3617 4453 | |
| Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer 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 | |
| Max Jones / James Umbers | www.jefferies.com | |
Media enquiries:
| Buchanan | |
| Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore [email protected] |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 www.buchanan.uk.com |
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