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J.D. Wetherspoon PLC Director's Dealing 2026
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RNS Number : 9281O
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
14 January 2026
For immediate release
J D Wetherspoon plc ("the Company")
Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected persons
J D Wetherspoon plc was notified on 14th January 2026 (that as part of the Company's partnership shares plan, whereby employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company using deductions from monthly salary at the then prevailing market price), Global Shares Trustees (UK) Limited acquired the following ordinary shares of the Company on behalf of directors and PDMRs at a price per ordinary share of 757.05 pence on 14th January 2026:
| Name | Role | No. of ordinary shares purchased |
| Tom Ball | People Director | 14 |
| Michael Barron | Commercial Director | 20 |
| Paul Brimmer | Purchasing Director | 19 |
| David Capstick | IT Director | 20 |
| Nigel Connor | Company Secretary/Legal Director | 20 |
| Will Fotheringham | Associate Employee Director | 13 |
| Martin Geoghegan | Operations Director | 20 |
| Emma Gibson | Associate Employee Director | 6 |
| John Hutson | Chief Executive Officer | 20 |
| Ben Whitley | Finance Director | 20 |
| Debbie Whittingham | Employee Director | 20 |
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Tom Ball
b)
Position/status
People Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 14 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Michael Barron
b)
Position/status
Commercial Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Paul Brimmer
b)
Position/status
Purchasing Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 19 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
David Capstick
b)
Position/status
IT Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
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
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
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
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 13 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Martin Geoghegan
b)
Position/status
Operations Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
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
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 6 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
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
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Ben Whitley
b)
Position/status
Finance Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Debbie Whittingham
b)
Position/status
Employee Director
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
J D Wetherspoon plc
b)
LEI
213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
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
ISIN: GB0001638955
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| 7.57 | 20 |
d)
Aggregated information
Aggregated volume
Price
n/a (single transaction)
e)
Date of the transaction
14th January 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
This monthly notification is made pursuant to Article 19.3 Market Abuse Regulation.
Enquiries:
Nigel Connor
Company Secretary
Tel.: 01923 477777
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