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J.D. Wetherspoon PLC Director's Dealing 2025

Apr 1, 2025

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RNS Number : 2109D

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

01 April 2025

J D Wetherspoon plc

("the Company")

Share Incentive Plan - Award

The Company announces that an award under the Company's approved Share Incentive Plan dated 28th March 2025  completed on 1st April 2025 whereupon the following shares were granted to the directors, employee directors  and other   Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ( PDMRs) of the Company at a price of £5.63 pence per share:

Approved SIP
Directors
John Hutson 319
Ben Whitley 319
James Ullman 319
Employee Directors
Hudson Simmons 299
Debbie Whittingham 319
Emma Gibson 280
Will Fotheringham 319
PDMR
Martin Geoghegan 319
David Capstick 319
Nigel Connor 319
Michael Barron 319
Tom Ball 319
Paul Brimmer 319
Hannah Young 319
Jonathan Yates 319

1st April 2025

Enquiries

JD Wetherspoon plc

Tel.: 01923 477777

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

John Hutson

b)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Completion of an award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Ben Whitley

b)

Position/status

Finance Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

James Ullman

b)

Position/status

Personnel & Retail Audit Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Hudson Simmons

b)

Position/status

Employee Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 299 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Debbie Whittingham

b)

Position/status

Employee Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Emma Gibson

b)

Position/status

Associate Employee Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 280 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Will Fotheringham

b)

Position/status

Associate Employee Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Martin Geoghegan

b)

Position/status

Operations Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

David Capstick

b)

Position/status

IT & Property Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Nigel Connor

b)

Position/status

Company Secretary & Legal Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Michael Barron

b)

Position/status

Commercial Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Tom Ball

b)

Position/status

People Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Paul Brimmer

b)

Position/status

Purchasing Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Hannah Young

b)

Position/status

Deputy Finance Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

1.

Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')

a)

Name

Jonathan Yates

b)

Position/status

Marketing Director

c)

Initial notification/

amendment

Initial notification

2.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

3.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transaction(s) has been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")

ISIN: GB0001638955

b)

Nature   of the transaction

Award of shares under the J D Wetherspoon plc Approved SIP scheme

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

Price(s) Volume(s)
£5.63 319 Ordinary Shares

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated   volume

Price

n/a (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

1st April 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London

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