J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 5, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8507L

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

05 January 2023

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

04-Jan-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

05-Jan-2023

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	3.248048	6.161157	9.409205	12114365
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.407628	7.344648	10.752276

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		4181867		3.248048
Sub Total 8.A	4181867		3.248048%

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	194645	0.151180
Sub Total 8.B1			194645	0.151180%

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	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	107907	0.083811
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	11469	0.008908
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	5303132	4.118933
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	49631	0.038548
Swaps	07/02/2023	N/A	Cash	214000	0.166213
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	18	0.000014
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	683036	0.530513
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	9789	0.007603
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	288	0.000224
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	45	0.000035
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	302	0.000235
Swaps	27/08/2024	N/A	Cash	244	0.000190
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	75651	0.058758
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	298628	0.231944
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	891801	0.692660
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	42731	0.033189
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	19310	0.014998
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	23290	0.018089
Swaps	27/01/2025	N/A	Cash	105	0.000082
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	287	0.000223
Swaps	18/01/2028	N/A	Cash	762	0.000592
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	2322	0.001803
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	3095	0.002404
Swaps	03/07/2024	N/A	Cash	10	0.000008
Sub Total 8.B2				7737853	6.009977%

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	3.246502	3.730240	6.976743%
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

05-Jan-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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