J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 11, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0506M

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

11 September 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

07-Sep-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

08-Sep-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	4.327562	8.921811	13.249373	17058588
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.552620	9.040695	13.593315

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		5571743		4.327562
Sub Total 8.A	5571743		4.327562%

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	29794	0.023141
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	n/a	637998	0.495532
Sub Total 8.B1			667792	0.518673%

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	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	53057	0.041209
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	57884	0.044958
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	16462	0.012786
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	38967	0.030266
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	5531	0.004296
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	261350	0.202990
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	458608	0.356200
Swaps	22/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2650	0.002058
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	2953	0.002294
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	685999	0.532814
Swaps	01/04/2024	N/A	Cash	963926	0.748679
Swaps	04/02/2024	N/A	Cash	2293466	1.781331
Swaps	05/03/2024	N/A	Cash	1273000	0.988737
Swaps	09/08/2025	N/A	Cash	10466	0.008129
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1847	0.001435
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	19896	0.015453
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	17	0.000013
Swaps	01/07/2024	N/A	Cash	3828	0.002973
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	37648	0.029241
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	101106	0.078529
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	963926	0.748679
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2293466	1.781331
Swaps	03/05/2024	N/A	Cash	1273000	0.988737
Sub Total 8.B2				10819053	8.403138%

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	4.327542	4.921700	9.249242%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.000111	4.000111%
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

08-Sep-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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