J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 14, 2022

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RNS Number : 5410S

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

14 July 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 financial instruments

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

12-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Jul-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	3.736990	5.992182	9.729172	12526325
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.659527	6.082895	9.742422

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		4811381		3.736990
Sub Total 8.A	4811381		3.736990%

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	132713	0.103078
Sub Total 8.B1			132713	0.103078%

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	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	14832	0.011520
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	111240	0.086400
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	9792	0.007605
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	52926	0.041108
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	99170	0.077025
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	4335132	3.367089
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	210662	0.163621
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	876438	0.680728
Swaps	07/02/2023	N/A	Cash	214000	0.166213
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	210	0.000163
Swaps	17/05/2023	N/A	Cash	397319	0.308597
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	200213	0.155505
Swaps	15/11/2022	N/A	Cash	9289	0.007215
Swaps	31/10/2022	N/A	Cash	15000	0.011650
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	24146	0.018754
Swaps	15/07/2027	N/A	Cash	6720	0.005219
Swaps	02/09/2022	N/A	Cash	341518	0.265256
Swaps	27/12/2023	N/A	Cash	66	0.000051
Swaps	25/01/2024	N/A	Cash	45	0.000035
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	288	0.000224
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	45	0.000035
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	15124	0.011747
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	6701	0.005205
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	337442	0.262091
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	122268	0.094965
Swaps	01/09/2022	N/A	Cash	141900	0.110213
Swaps	18/10/2022	N/A	Cash	37410	0.029056
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	2335	0.001814
Sub Total 8.B2				7582231	5.889104%

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	3.736990	4.270125	8.007116%
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

14-Jul-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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