J.D. Wetherspoon PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 20, 2021

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RNS Number : 3767J

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

20 August 2021

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

19-Aug-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

20-Aug-2021

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	3.509068	3.544818	7.053886	9081888
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.444810	3.533107	6.977917

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		4517931		3.509068
Sub Total 8.A	4517931		3.509068%

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	44846	0.034832
Sub Total 8.B1			44846	0.034832%

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	06/09/2021	N/A	Cash	445000	0.345631
Swaps	28/09/2021	N/A	Cash	662817	0.514809
Swaps	30/09/2021	N/A	Cash	1426	0.001108
Swaps	29/10/2021	N/A	Cash	23600	0.018330
Swaps	17/11/2021	N/A	Cash	530000	0.411650
Swaps	19/11/2021	N/A	Cash	250000	0.194175
Swaps	04/01/2022	N/A	Cash	433438	0.336650
Swaps	31/01/2022	N/A	Cash	14939	0.011603
Swaps	31/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1412000	1.096698
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	585900	0.455067
Swaps	04/07/2022	N/A	Cash	958	0.000744
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	15276	0.011865
Swaps	15/08/2022	N/A	Cash	28423	0.022076
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	14867	0.011547
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	44023	0.034193
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	331	0.000257
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	49398	0.038367
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	6715	0.005216
Sub Total 8.B2				4519111	3.509986%

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	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.508944	3.534716	7.043660

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

No

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

20-Aug-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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