Watkin Jones plc Director Shareholdings (1995R)
February 26 2019 - 1:05PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1995R
Watkin Jones plc
26 February 2019
For immediate release 26 February 2019
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')
Director Shareholdings
Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG), a leading UK developer and
constructor of multi-occupancy residential property assets, with a
focus on the student accommodation and build to rent sectors,
announces that Philip Byrom (CFO) has sold 567,891 ordinary shares
of one penny each in the Company, representing approximately 0.22%
of the issued share capital, to facilitate future personal
financial planning. Following the trade, Philip Byrom holds
2,600,000 ordinary shares representing approximately 1.02% of the
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 Philip Byrom
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Watkin Jones plc
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b) LEI 2138009X19O21NU5SG79
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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
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a) Description Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 each
of the financial
instrument,
type of instrument ISIN: GB00BD6RF223
Identification
code
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b) Nature of Sale of ordinary shares
the transaction
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c) Price(s) and Price Shareholder No. of shares
volume(s) 225p Philip Byrom 500,000
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225.73p Philip Byrom 11,500
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225.7p Philip Byrom 22,500
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225.35p Philip Byrom 8,000
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225p Philip Byrom 8,000
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225.53p Philip Byrom 5,000
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225.26p Philip Byrom 2,891
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225p Philip Byrom 10,000
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d) Aggregated
information
- Aggregated Volume: 567,891
volume Weighted average price: 225.0534p
- Price
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e) Date of the 22/25/26 February 2019
transaction
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f) Place of the London Stock Exchange, AIM
transaction
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- Ends -
For further information:
Watkin Jones plc
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0) 1248 362 516
Officer
Phil Byrom, Chief Financial Officer www.watkinjonesplc.com
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418
Broker) 8900
Mike Bell / Justin Jones www.peelhunt.com
Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029
8000
Max Jones / Will Soutar www.jefferies.com
Media enquiries:
Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Richard Oldworth Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Jamie Hooper / Steph Watson
watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com www.buchanan.uk.com
Notes to Editors
Watkin Jones is a leading UK developer and constructor of
multi-occupancy residential property assets, with a focus on the
student accommodation and build to rent sectors. The Group has
strong relationships with institutional investors, and a good
reputation for successful, on-time-delivery of high quality
developments. Since 1999, Watkin Jones has delivered 38,000 student
beds across 117 sites, making it a key player and leader in the UK
purpose built student accommodation market. In addition, the Fresh
Property Group, the Group's specialist accommodation management
company, manages over 15,000 student beds and build to rent
apartments on behalf of its institutional clients. Watkin Jones has
also been responsible for over 80 residential developments, ranging
from starter homes to executive housing and apartments. The Group
is now expanding its operations into the build to rent sector.
The Group's competitive advantage lies in its experienced
management team and business model, which enables it to offer an
end-to-end solution for investors, delivered entirely in-house with
minimal reliance on third parties, across the entire life cycle of
an asset.
Watkin Jones was admitted to trading on AIM in March 2016 with
the ticker WJG.L. For additional information please visit:
www.watkinjonesplc.com
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