Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4887T

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

24 November 2021

 

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

22-Nov-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Nov-2021

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	3.884047	4.061620	7.945667	10230060
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.030620	4.351821	8.382441

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		5000717		3.884047
Sub Total 8.A	5000717		3.884047%

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	59883	0.046511
Sub Total 8.B1			59883	0.046511%

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	04/01/2022	N/A	Cash	876438	0.680728
Swaps	24/01/2022	N/A	Cash	250000	0.194175
Swaps	27/01/2022	N/A	Cash	500000	0.388349
Swaps	31/01/2022	N/A	Cash	70537	0.054786
Swaps	21/02/2022	N/A	Cash	250000	0.194175
Swaps	28/02/2022	N/A	Cash	1448	0.001125
Swaps	31/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1801000	1.398833
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	585900	0.455067
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	527000	0.409320
Swaps	15/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2857	0.002219
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	80618	0.062616
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	4314	0.003351
Swaps	18/10/2022	N/A	Cash	37410	0.029056
Swaps	31/10/2022	N/A	Cash	15000	0.011650
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	33075	0.025689
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	56238	0.043680
Swaps	19/05/2023	N/A	Cash	341	0.000265
Swaps	22/05/2023	N/A	Cash	268	0.000208
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	4141	0.003216
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	14455	0.011227
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	49398	0.038367
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	9022	0.007007
Sub Total 8.B2				5169460	4.015109%

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	3.884047	4.029211	7.913258%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

No

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

24-Nov-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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