J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 11, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5374C

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

11 October 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

10-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Oct-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	3.320611	7.227886	10.548497	13581205
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.670632	6.865571	10.536203

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		4275292		3.320611
Sub Total 8.A	4275292		3.320611%

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	441373	0.342814
Sub Total 8.B1			441373	0.342814%

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	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	10402	0.008079
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	18564	0.014419
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	276604	0.214838
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	4335132	3.367089
Swaps	07/02/2023	N/A	Cash	214000	0.166213
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	2238	0.001738
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	12423	0.009649
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	569	0.000442
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	80340	0.062400
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	9999	0.007766
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	288	0.000224
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	302	0.000235
Swaps	27/08/2024	N/A	Cash	244	0.000190
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	683036	0.530513
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	1752876	1.361455
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	448496	0.348346
Swaps	15/11/2022	N/A	Cash	5629	0.004372
Swaps	13/01/2023	N/A	Cash	1	0.000001
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	46656	0.036238
Swaps	15/07/2027	N/A	Cash	6720	0.005219
Swaps	17/05/2023	N/A	Cash	397319	0.308597
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	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	45	0.000035
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	483348	0.375415
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	78988	0.061350
Sub Total 8.B2				8864540	6.885072%

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	3.308210	4.489456	7.797666%
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

11-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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