J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 3, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 9200O

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

03 February 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 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

02-Feb-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

03-Feb-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	4.095975	7.170872	11.266847	14506080
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.195319	7.051858	10.247177

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		5273574		4.095975
Sub Total 8.A	5273574		4.095975%

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	145342	0.112887
Sub Total 8.B1			145342	0.112887%

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	179542	0.139450
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	14604	0.011343
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	5303132	4.118933
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	49379	0.038353
Swaps	07/02/2023	N/A	Cash	214000	0.166213
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	683036	0.530513
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	25978	0.020177
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	127283	0.098860
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	696555	0.541013
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	76989	0.059797
Swaps	18/01/2028	N/A	Cash	762	0.000592
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	3557	0.002763
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	20848	0.016193
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	1124000	0.873009
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	19486	0.015135
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	34519	0.026811
Swaps	17/05/2023	N/A	Cash	513000	0.398446
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	494	0.000384
Sub Total 8.B2				9087164	7.057985%

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	4.091628	4.275946	8.367574%
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

03-Feb-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.

END

HOLUOUSRORUURAR