Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

31 August 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 voting rights; 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

30-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-Aug-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	4.552620	9.040695	13.593315	17501413
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.601128	9.628447	14.229575

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		5861505		4.552620
Sub Total 8.A	5861505		4.552620%

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	23223	0.018037
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	n/a	637998	0.495532
Sub Total 8.B1			661221	0.513569%

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	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
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	37882	0.029423
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	284219	0.220752
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	10466	0.008129
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	37882	0.029423
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	458608	0.356200
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	5531	0.004296
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	12570	0.009763
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	41486	0.032222
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	12905	0.010023
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	30841	0.023954
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	746	0.000579
Swaps	01/07/2024	N/A	Cash	4653	0.003614
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	834	0.000648
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1047	0.000813
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	463	0.000360
Swaps	22/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2650	0.002058
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	2263	0.001758
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	15240	0.011837
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	723	0.000562
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	270509	0.210104
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
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	685999	0.532814
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	386	0.000300
Sub Total 8.B2				10978687	8.527126%

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	4.552620	5.013073	9.565693%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.024817	4.024817%
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

31-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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