Annual Information Update
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
01 December 2005
1 December 2005
J D Wetherspoon plc
ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE
Annual information update for the 12 months up to and including 1 December 2005.
J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company') is pleased to provide an annual information
update, in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.1R. The
information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the
information was published but some information may now be out-of-date. To avoid
an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this update
rather than included in full.
1. Announcements made via RNS, a regulatory information service
All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a Regulatory
Information Service:
Date Regulatory Headline Brief description of announcement
21 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund no longer had a notifiable
interest as at 18 November 2005
18 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 16 November 2005
of 5,947,100 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.41%)
16 November 2005 Director/PDMR Shareholding Mrs Suzanne Baker, Commerdial Director, on 16 November
2005 exercised 50,000 options to subscribe at 127.2p per
share and sold 11,800 shares at a price of 306.25p per
share. Mrs Baker retained 38,200 shares from exercise,
taking her interest to 38,377 shares
15 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension
Scheme holding as at 10 November 2005 of 97,847,360
shares (representing 4.186%)
10 November 2005 AGM Resolutions Approved All resolutions were approved at the Company's AGM.
Copies of resolutions to be available at the UKLA's
Document Viewing Facility
8 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 3 November 2005 of
7,817,800 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.62%)
1 November 2005 First Quarter Trading First Quarter Trading Update
Update
1 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme holding as at
24 October 2005 of 5,107,225 Ordinary Shares
(representing 3.017%) held in the Hermes UK Focus Fund
28 October 2005 Holding(s) in Company RAM Trust Services Inc on behalf of its clients as an
investor in the Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund had
a material interest in 5,107,225 (representing 3.017%)
28 October 2005 Holding(s) in Company Devon County Council material interest in 8,609,165
shares (representing 5.086%) (not a direct holding but
as an interested party by virtue of relationship with
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited)
27 October 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension
Scheme holding as at 24 October 2005 of 12,604,826
shares (representing 7.412%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 8,609,165 shares (representing
5.062%)
7 October 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 900,000 shares for cancellation on 6
October 2005 at a price of 289.5p per share
6 October 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 5
October 2005 at a price of 289.5p per share
4 October 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 2,025,000 shares for cancellation on 3
October 2005 at a price of 289.5p per share
27 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company - Spelling correction - The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. no
Replace longer had a notifiable interest
27 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies no longer
had a notifiable interest
27 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. no longer had a notifiable
interest
26 September 2005 Director/PDMR Shareholding Mr John Hutson, Chief Executive Officer, on 26 September
2005 exercised 64,000 options to subscribe at 127.2p and
14,000 options at 167p, and immediately sold 64,000
shares at a price of 292.5p per share
7 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., holding as
at 4 August 2005 of 7,024,857 Ordinary Shares
(representing 4.05%)
2 September 2005 Final Results Preliminary results for the year ended 24 July 2005
8 August 2005 Holding(s) in Company Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., holding as
at 4 August 2005 of 7,284,175 Ordinary Shares
(representing 4.21%)
27 July 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 26 July 2005 of 9,838,826
shares (representing 5.684%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 9,329,473 shares (representing
5.390%)
26 July 2005 Holding(s) in Company Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., holding as
at 22 July 2005 of 6,375,417 Ordinary Shares
(representing 3.687%)
25 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 22
July 2005 at a price of 275.625p per share
21 July 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 19 July 2005 of 10,463,826
shares (representing 6.002%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 9,329,473 shares (representing
5.351%)
20 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 19
July 2005 at a price of 270p per share
19 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 18
July 2005 at a price of 270p per share
18 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 15
July 2005 at a price of 270p per share
15 July 2005 Pre Year-End Trading Pre Year-End Trading Update
Update
7 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 2,250,000 shares for cancellation on 6
July 2005 at a price of 270.88p per share
6 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 5
July 2005 at a price of 268.75p per share
24 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) no longer had a notifiable
interest
23 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 22 June 2005
of 10,561,742 Ordinary Shares (representing 5.963%)
23 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 21 June 2005 of
5,431,867 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.06%)
23 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Capital Group Companies Inc no longer had a notifiable
interest
21 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 17 June 2005 of 10,503,638
shares (representing 5.923%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 9,401,301 shares (representing
5.301%)
14 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG holding as at 13 April 2005 of
5,707,792 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.20%)
13 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 13 June 2005 of
8,480,867 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.76%)
9 June 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 8
June 2005 at a price of 280.5p per share
6 June 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 3
June 2005 at a price of 284p per share
3 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG no longer had a notifiable interest as
at 2 June 2005
3 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 1 June 2005 of
10,733,737 Ordinary Shares (representing 6.01%)
2 June 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 150,000 shares for cancellation on 1
June 2005 at a price of 277.5p per share
31 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 335,000 shares for cancellation on 27
May 2005 at a price of 274p per share
26 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 150,000 shares for cancellation on 25
May 2005 at a price of 271.25p per share
25 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 275,000 shares for cancellation on 24
May 2005 at a price of 268p per share
24 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 19 May 2005 of
10,754,720 Ordinary Shares (representing 5.99%)
20 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 19 May 2005 of
10,881,831 Ordinary Shares (representing 6.06%)
16 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 13 May 2005 of
10,000,000 shares (representing 5.50%)
16 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 13
May 2005 at a price of 253p per share
12 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 11
May 2005 at a price of 253.25p per share
11 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 400,000 shares for cancellation on 10
May 2005 at a price of 254.5p per share
10 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 9 May 2005 of
10,826,831 (representing 5.92%)
9 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 560,000 shares for cancellation on 6
May 2005 at a price of 255p per share
6 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 5
May 2005 at a price of 257.925p per share
5 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Devon County Council material interest in 7,388,653
shares (representing 4.011%) (not a direct holding but
as an interested party by virtue of relationship with
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited)
5 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 29 April 2005 of
10,805,481 shares (representing 5.866%) and Hermes Focus
Asset Management holding of 9,249,335 shares
(representing 5.022%)
5 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 285,000 shares for cancellation on 4
May 2005 at a price of 255p per share
3 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 2,300,000 shares for cancellation on 29
April 2005 at a price of 249.73p per share
29 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 27 April 2005 of 9,222,851
shares (representing 5.007%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 7,692,474 shares (representing
4.176%)
29 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited holding as at 26
April 2005 of 5,540,179 shares (representing 3.008%);
Devon County Council having a beneficial interest in the
above shares
29 April 2005 Third Quarter Trading Third Quarter Trading Update
Update
19 April 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 500,000 shares for cancellation on 18
April 2005 at a price of 264p per share
18 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company Legal and General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries
holding as at 14 April 2005 of 9,277,471 Ordinary Shares
(representing 5.02%)
18 April 2005 Directorate Change Elizabeth McMeikan appointed as a non-executive director
with immediate effect.
15 April 2005 Director Shareholding On 15 April 2005 Mr John Hutson, Chief Executive
Officer, exercised 15,000 options to subscribe at 92.4p
per share and sold 5,232 shares at a price of 266p per
share, and transferred 4,500 shares to his wife, Mrs N
Hutson who sold 4,500 shares at 266p per share. Mr
Hutson's interest was then 84,693 shares. In addition,
Mrs Suzanne Baker, a board director, exercised 25,000
options to subscribe at 92.4p per share and sold 25,000
shares at a price of 266p per share on 15 April 2005,
keeping her interest at 177 shares
15 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG holding as at 13 April 2005 of
5,684,159 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.08%)
7 April 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 6
April 2005 at 266p per share
4 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 30 March 2005 of 7,766,045
shares (representing 4.182%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 6,149,725 shares (representing
3.312%)
1 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 30 March 2005 of 7,410,190
shares (representing 3.974%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 5,793,870 shares (representing
3.108%)
30 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 23 March 2005 of 7,029,748
shares (representing 3.751%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 5,413,428 shares (representing
2.889%)
30 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 23 March 2005
of 7,568,742 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.038%)
30 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 24 March 2005 of
14,435,300 Ordinary Shares (representing 7.701%)
30 March 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 700,000 shares for cancellation on 29
March 2005 at a aprice of 255.929p per share
29 March 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 24
March 2005 at a price of 253.3625p per share
24 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 23 March 2005
of 7,568,742 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.038%)
23 March 2005 Directorate Change Anthony Lowrie, non-executive director, to retire from
the Board with immediate effect
16 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Mrs Suzanne Baker, Commerdial Director, sold 16,742
shares at a price of 254.25p per share leaving a
resulting holding of 177 New Ordinary Shares
14 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Schemes holding as at 10 March 2005 of 5,507,930
shares (representing 2.939%) and Hermes Focus Asset
Management holding of 3,891,610 shares (representing
2.077%)
4 March 2005 Interim Results For six months to 23 January 2005
23 February 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 21 February
2005 of 5,672,836 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.3%)
10 February 2005 Blocklisting Interim For Executive Share Option Schemes in period 1.7.04 to
Review 1.1.05
10 February 2005 Blocklisting Interim For Executive Share Option Schemes in period 1.1.04 to
Review 1.7.04
8 February 2005 Holding(s) in Company Legal and General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries
holding as at 8 February 2005 of 8,498,018 Ordinary
Shares (representing 4.53%)
8 February 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding of 12,014,631 Ordinary
Shares (representing 6.41%)
24 January 2005 Smoking in Pubs Intention to prohibit smoking in approximately ten per
cent. of Company's pubs at the end of May 2005, and in
all its pubs in May 2006
19 January 2005 Trading Update Pre-close period trading update
17 January 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding of 18,681,80 Ordinary
Shares (representing 9.97%)
15 December 2004 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding of 9,569,258 Shares
(representing 5.11%)
6 December 2004 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation at a
price of 235p per share
1 December 2004 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 200,000 shares for cancellation on 30
November 2004 at a price of 228p per share
2. Documents filed at Companies House
All of the documents listed below were filed with the Registrar of Companies in
England and Wales on or around the dates indicated.
Date Document Type Document filed
19 January 2005 363A Annual Return
23 March 2005 288B Resignation of Anthony Lowrie
19 April 2005 288A Appointment of Elizabeth McMeikan
22 June 2005 288C Change of address details for Elizabeth McMeikan
11 October 2005 Submission of Annual Report and Accounts
16 October 2005 288B Resignation of Brian Jervis
Copies of documents filed with the Registrar of Companies can be obtained from
Companies House (www.companieshouse.gov.uk).
3. Documents sent to Shareholders
The following documents have been sent to Shareholders:
Date of publication Document Type Description
7 October 2005 Report & Accounts Results to 24 July 2005
In accordance with Article 27.3 of the Prospectus Directive, we confirm that, to
the best of our knowledge, the information relating to the Company referred to
above is up to date at the date of this announcement but it is acknowledged that
such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date, due to changing
circumstances.
A copy of this Annual Information Update and copies of the documents referred to
in it can be obtained from the Company Secretary at the Company's Registered
Office:
Jim Clarke
JD Wetherspoon plc
Wetherspoon House
Central Park
Reeds Crescent
Watford
WD24 4QL
Further information on the Company can be found at the Company's website:
www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
4. Contacts
Jim Clarke, Company Secretary Tel: 01923 477777
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