RNS Number : 3237C
Watkin Jones plc
19 January 2018

For immediate release

19 January 2018

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Annual Report & Accounts

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG), a leading UK developer and constructor of multi occupancy property assets, with a focus on the student accommodation and build to rent sectors, announces that electronic copies of its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2017 together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy will be available from the Company's investor relations website at www.watkinjonesplc.com on Monday, 22 January 2018. �Hard copies of the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts, Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy will be posted to shareholders today.

The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 at the offices of Buchanan, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN.

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For further information:

Watkin Jones plc

Mark Watkin Jones, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 1248 362 516

Phil Byrom, Chief Financial Officer

www.watkinjonesplc.com

Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Mike Bell / Justin Jones / Matthew Brooke-Hitching

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

Jamie Hooper / Steph Watson

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

[email protected]

www.buchanan.uk.com

Notes to Editors

Watkin Jones is a leading UK developer and constructor of multi occupancy property assets, with a focus on the student accommodation and build to rent sectors.� The Group has strong relationships with institutional investors, and a reputation for successful, on-time-delivery of high quality developments.� Since 1999, Watkin Jones has delivered more than 34,500 student beds across 107 sites. �In addition, Fresh Property Group, the Group's specialist accommodation management company, manages more than 16,000 student beds on behalf of its institutional clients. �Watkin Jones has also been responsible for over 50 residential developments, ranging from starter homes to executive housing and apartments.� The Group is now expanding its development and management 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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