J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • May 6, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6612K

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

06 May 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

04-May-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-May-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	4.141611	5.860226	10.001837	12877381
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.973154	5.838193	9.811347

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		5332330		4.141611
Sub Total 8.A	5332330		4.141611%

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	19470	0.015122
Sub Total 8.B1			19470	0.015122%

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	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	527000	0.409320
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	26829	0.020838
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	1276	0.000991
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	77722	0.060367
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	8354	0.006489
Swaps	15/07/2022	N/A	Cash	7399	0.005747
Swaps	31/10/2022	N/A	Cash	15000	0.011650
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	33738	0.026204
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	876438	0.680728
Swaps	07/02/2023	N/A	Cash	214000	0.166213
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	585900	0.455067
Swaps	02/09/2022	N/A	Cash	341518	0.265256
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	165375	0.128446
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	123512	0.095932
Swaps	18/10/2022	N/A	Cash	37410	0.029056
Swaps	27/12/2023	N/A	Cash	66	0.000051
Swaps	25/01/2024	N/A	Cash	45	0.000035
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	210	0.000163
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	288	0.000224
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	202358	0.157171
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	5122	0.003978
Swaps	27/07/2022	N/A	Physical	218650	0.169825
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	12705	0.009868
Swaps	06/11/2023	N/A	Cash	1489	0.001157
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	45	0.000035
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	4043132	3.140293
Sub Total 8.B2				7525581	5.845104%

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	4.141611	4.210110	8.351720%
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

06-May-2022

13. Place Of Completion

UNITED KINGDOM

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