Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4823F

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

16 July 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

14-Jul-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Jul-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	3.057000	3.107000	6.164000	7937192
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.783000	3.027060	5.810060

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		3935499		3.057000
Sub Total 8.A	3935499		3.057000%

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	9183	0.007000
Sub Total 8.B1			9183	0.007000%

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	13/08/2021	N/A	Cash	1040000	0.808000
Swaps	06/09/2021	N/A	Cash	304000	0.236000
Swaps	11/10/2021	N/A	Cash	18500	0.014000
Swaps	22/11/2021	N/A	Cash	433438	0.337000
Swaps	31/12/2021	N/A	Cash	14768	0.011000
Swaps	10/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1412000	1.097000
Swaps	10/05/2022	N/A	Cash	585900	0.455000
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	80921	0.063000
Swaps	14/11/2022	N/A	Cash	7067	0.005000
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	38010	0.030000
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	5170	0.004000
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	48234	0.037000
Swaps	17/02/2026	N/A	Cash	4502	0.003000
Sub Total 8.B2				3992510	3.100000%

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	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.054000	3.085000	6.139000

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

16-Jul-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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