Watkin Jones plc Analyst and investor site visit (1725B)
September 19 2018 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1725B
Watkin Jones plc
19 September 2018
For immediate release 19 September 2018
Watkin Jones plc
('Watkin Jones' or the 'Group')
Analyst and investor site visit
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, is today hosting a
site visit for analysts and investors to Duncan House in Stratford,
one of the Group's London based developments.
Attendees will see the progress being made at Duncan House, a
mixed use development on Stratford High Street offering 511 beds of
purpose built student accommodation, 23 private residential
apartments and 22 affordable shared ownership housing apartments.
The scheme also provides a four-storey academic block (2,786 sq.m.)
designed to accommodate potential teaching spaces, lecture theatres
and dining facilities. The development is anticipated to be
completed in the summer of 2019 ahead of the start of the 2019/20
academic year.
There will be no formal presentation distributed during the
visit and no new material trading information will be given.
Further information on the Group's performance will be released in
the FY Pre-Close Trading Statement on 31 October 2018.
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For further information:
Watkin Jones plc
Mark Watkin Jones, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0) 1248 362 516
Officer
Phil Byrom, Chief Financial Officer www.watkinjonesplc.com
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Advisor & Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418
8900
Mike Bell / Justin Jones www.peelhunt.com
Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint 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 / Catriona
Flint
watkinjones@buchanan.uk.com 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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