Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8898G

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

09 March 2015

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				JD Wetherspoon 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Sanderson Asset Management LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		6th March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		9th March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		13%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0001638955

15,940,465

15,940,465

15,880,465

12.97

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,880,465

12.97

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

Not applicable.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

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:

SAM LLP acts as investment manager for its clients ("Clients"). In acting for the Clients, SAM LLP is given full discretion over their investments and is empowered to vote on their behalf. However, SAM LLP does not act as the Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in SAM LLP's name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank.

14. Contact name:

Jalpa Dhokia

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 468 5977

 

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