J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 20, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 4243Q

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

20 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

16-Feb-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-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	4.038552	8.267745	12.306297	15844374
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.282006	8.984871	12.266877

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		5199642		4.038552
Sub Total 8.A	5199642		4.038552%

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	303437	0.235679
Sub Total 8.B1			303437	0.235679%

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	99145	0.077006
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	63938	0.049661
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	5303132	4.118933
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	135509	0.105250
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	696555	0.541013
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	107667	0.083625
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	6598	0.005125
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	44864	0.034846
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	1124000	0.873009
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	16892	0.013120
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	34519	0.026811
Swaps	17/05/2023	N/A	Cash	1070260	0.831269
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	494	0.000384
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	807480	0.627168
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	206	0.000160
Swaps	29/02/2024	N/A	Cash	1217	0.000945
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	4951	0.003845
Swaps	13/06/2023	N/A	Cash	38095	0.029588
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	76304	0.059265
Swaps	16/08/2024	N/A	Cash	455	0.000353
Sub Total 8.B2				10341295	8.032066%

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	4.038510	5.095616	9.134126%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.148830	3.148830%
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

17-Feb-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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