Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

06 March 2024

 

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

04-Mar-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

05-Mar-2024

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	4.455417	9.097161	13.552578	16753994
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.357888	8.718036	13.075924

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		5507884		4.455417
Sub Total 8.A	5507884		4.455417%

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	28333	0.022919
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	n/a	987768	0.799022
Sub Total 8.B1			1016101	0.821941%

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	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	28447	0.023011
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	64641	0.052289
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	228775	0.185060
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	685999	0.554916
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	6275	0.005076
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	184711	0.149416
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4586932	3.710444
Swaps	03/05/2024	N/A	Cash	1321966	1.069360
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	147491	0.119308
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	30430	0.024615
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	12784	0.010341
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	179404	0.145123
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	616000	0.498292
Swaps	06/01/2025	N/A	Cash	1927852	1.559471
Swaps	29/01/2025	N/A	Cash	3012	0.002436
Swaps	08/07/2024	N/A	Cash	130106	0.105245
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2312	0.001870
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	41627	0.033673
Swaps	16/02/2026	N/A	Cash	8141	0.006585
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	23104	0.018689
Sub Total 8.B2				10230009	8.275220%

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	4.455417	4.901938	9.357354%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.195223	4.195223%

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

05-Mar-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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