J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 25, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5428Z

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

25 January 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0001638955

Issuer Name

J D WETHERSPOON PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Jan-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.008957	4.186951	8.195908	10552258
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.996039	4.260393	8.256432

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0001638955		5161538		4.008957
Sub Total 8.A	5161538		4.008957%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to recall	N/A	N/A	38312	0.029757
SWAP physical	26/01/2022	N/A	231482	0.179792
Sub Total 8.B1			269794	0.209549%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	32002	0.024855
Swaps	18/10/2022	N/A	Cash	37410	0.029056
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	49398	0.038367
Swaps	31/10/2022	N/A	Cash	15000	0.011650
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	9022	0.007007
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	172031	0.133616
Swaps	27/12/2023	N/A	Cash	66	0.000051
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	5921	0.004598
Swaps	31/01/2022	N/A	Cash	17700	0.013747
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	2093	0.001625
Swaps	15/07/2022	N/A	Cash	4130	0.003207
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	66478	0.051633
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	6638	0.005155
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	3692	0.002867
Swaps	24/01/2022	N/A	Cash	250000	0.194174
Swaps	27/01/2022	N/A	Cash	500000	0.388349
Swaps	31/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1527566	1.186457
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	585900	0.455067
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	527000	0.409319
Swaps	02/09/2022	N/A	Cash	394518	0.306421
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	876438	0.680727
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	37923	0.029454
Sub Total 8.B2				5120926	3.977402%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	4.008815	4.153180	8.161996%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

24-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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