Director/PDMR Shareholding
Watkin Jones plc announced the grant of Sharesave options to employees, totaling 2,217,345 ordinary shares with an exercise price of 16.80 pence per share, effective from 1 August 2026. Notably, Chief Executive Officer Alex Pease was granted options for 65,000 ordinary shares as part of this scheme.
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Watkin Jones announces that on 10 July 2026, the Company granted options ("Options") over 2,217,345 ordinary shares pursuant to the Watkin Jones plc Sharesave Scheme.
The Options have a contract start date of 1 August 2026 and normally vest and become exercisable on completion of the three savings period. The exercise price, which was set in accordance with HM Revenue & Customs rules, is 16.80 pence per ordinary share.
Within the Options described above, Options over 65,000 ordinary shares were granted to Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer. The Notification of Dealing Form provided in accordance with the requirements of MAR in relation to the transactions is set out below.
| 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 SAYE options |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price No. of shares 16.80 65,000 |
| d) | Aggregated information -Aggregated volume -Price | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 10 July 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
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