Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

28 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

26-Mar-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-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	4.610196	8.643843	13.254039	16384934
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.455417	9.097161	13.552578

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		5699226		4.610196
Sub Total 8.A	5699226		4.610196%

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	49681	0.040188
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	n/a	987768	0.799022
Sub Total 8.B1			1037449	0.839210%

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	20272	0.016398
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	46192	0.037365
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	203892	0.164932
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	685999	0.554916
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	49369	0.039935
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	196091	0.158621
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	141669	0.114598
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	56932	0.046053
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	8360	0.006763
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	86280	0.069793
Swaps	06/01/2025	N/A	Cash	1927852	1.559471
Swaps	08/07/2024	N/A	Cash	129587	0.104825
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	20675	0.016724
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	106452	0.086111
Swaps	16/02/2026	N/A	Cash	7979	0.006454
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	49964	0.040417
Swaps	28/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1796	0.001453
Sub Total 8.B2				9648259	7.804633%

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	4.610196	4.760257	9.370453%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.883574	3.883574%
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

27-Mar-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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