Director/PDMR Shareholding
Watkin Jones plc announced that on January 16, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer, Alex Pease, was granted 381,969 nominal-cost ordinary share awards under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan, and the Chief Financial Officer, Simon Jones, received 314,563 such awards. These awards, with a nominal exercise price of one penny, are subject to continued employment and typically become exercisable two years from the grant date.
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Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) announces that on 16 January 2026 the following nominal-cost share awards over ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the Company were granted under the Watkin Jones Deferred Share Bonus Plan to the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("Awards"):
| PDMR | Position | Number of shares granted under the Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Pease | Chief Executive Officer | 381,969 |
| Simon Jones | Chief Financial Officer | 314,563 |
The Awards have a nominal exercise price of one penny per share and normally become exercisable from the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment. The exercise price may be waived by the Company prior to vesting or arrangements made to neutralise the impact of the exercise price for participants.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Alex Pease |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Watkin Jones plc |
| b) | LEI | 2138009X19O21NU5SG79 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD6RF223 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Award under the Watkin Jones Deferred Share Bonus Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 381,969 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 16 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Simon Jones |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Watkin Jones plc |
| b) | LEI | 2138009X19O21NU5SG79 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each ISIN: GB00BD6RF223 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of Award under the Watkin Jones Deferred Share Bonus Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 314,563 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 16 January 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
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