Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4548G

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

01 February 2010

 



TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Wetherspoon (J.D.) PLC

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):___________________________________________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Sanderson Asset Management Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	29-January-2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	01-February-2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	12%
8. Notified details:	Not Applicable

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[i]
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0001638955	16,636,100	16,636,100	17,172,810	17,172,810	0	12.35%	0%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion  Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
17,172,810	12.35%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Not Applicable.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	Sanderson Asset Management Ltd
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	Not Applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	Not Applicable

13. Additional information:	Sanderson Asset Management Ltd ("Sanderson") acts as investment manager for our clients. In acting for our clients, Sanderson are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf.  However, we do not act as our clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each client's custodian bank.
14. Contact name:	Jalpa Taank
15. Contact telephone number:	0207-468-5977

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Sanderson Asset Management Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Heathcoat House 20 Savile Row, 6th Floor London W1S 3PR
Phone number	0207-468-5977
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Attn:  Jalpa Taank (Dealer)

B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Sanderson Asset Management Limited
Contact address	Heathcoat House 20 Savile Row, 6th Floor London W1S 3PR
Phone number	0207-468-5977
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Attn:  Jalpa Taank (Dealer)

C:        Additional information

 

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