Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

04 September 2023

 

4 September 2023

J D WETHERSPOON PLC

Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected persons

JD Wetherspoon plc (the 'Company') was notified on 1 September 2023 that Tim Martin, Chairman, had bought 968,544 Ordinary Shares of 2 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 700.004 pence per share.

Following the above transaction, Tim Martin and his connected persons have an interest of 31,743,253 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 24.65 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company

Enquiries:

John Hutson                 Chief Executive Officer                          01923 477777

Ben Whitley                   Finance Director                                    01923 477777

Eddie Gershon              Company spokesman                            07956 392234

This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Timothy Martin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 2 pence each GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 700.004075 968,544
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	N/A N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 September 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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