J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 28, 2023

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RNS Number : 0487O

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

28 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

27-Sep-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

28-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	4.240569	9.021880	13.262449	17075424
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.327562	8.921811	13.249373

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		5459739		4.240569
Sub Total 8.A	5459739		4.240569%

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	79201	0.061515
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	N/A	637998	0.495532
Sub Total 8.B1			717199	0.557047%

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	51195	0.039763
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	5978	0.004643
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	28909	0.022454
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	70434	0.054706
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	259920	0.201879
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	368793	0.286441
Swaps	22/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2650	0.002058
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	5179	0.004023
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	685999	0.532814
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	16112	0.012514
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	33167	0.025761
Swaps	01/07/2024	N/A	Cash	462	0.000359
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	57462	0.044631
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	236561	0.183736
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1927852	1.497359
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4586932	3.562661
Swaps	03/05/2024	N/A	Cash	2546000	1.977473
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	10466	0.008129
Swaps	15/10/2024	N/A	Cash	2614	0.002030
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	1801	0.001399
Sub Total 8.B2				10898486	8.464833%

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	4.240264	5.042568	9.282832%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.978843	3.978843%
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

28-Sep-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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