Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

22 April 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 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

18-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Apr-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	4.280342	8.566180	12.846522	15881151
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.625382	8.571208	13.196590

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		5291453		4.280342
Sub Total 8.A	5291453		4.280342%

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	46613	0.037706
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	n/a	987768	0.799022
Sub Total 8.B1			1034381	0.836728%

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	19117	0.015464
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	43563	0.035239
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	192944	0.156076
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	954999	0.772514
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	19027	0.015391
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	264254	0.213759
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	59320	0.047985
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	2362	0.001911
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	88106	0.071270
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	21635	0.017501
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	174736	0.141347
Swaps	16/02/2026	N/A	Cash	10799	0.008735
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	61079	0.049408
Swaps	28/02/2025	N/A	Cash	18	0.000015
Swaps	02/04/2025	N/A	Cash	2867154	2.319287
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	2132	0.001725
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	382000	0.309006
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	2680	0.002168
Swaps	19/04/2024	N/A	Cash	868318	0.702397
Sub Total 8.B2				9555317	7.729452%

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	4.280204	5.035087	9.315291%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.531077	3.531077%
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

19-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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