Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6418Y

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

17 January 2022

 

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

12-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Jan-2022

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	3.996039	4.260393	8.256432	10630171
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.418968	4.513631	8.932599

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		5144907		3.996039
Sub Total 8.A	5144907		3.996039%

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	64874	0.050388
Swaps	26/01/2022	N/A	231482	0.179792
Sub Total 8.B1			296356	0.230180%

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	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	24554	0.019071
Swaps	31/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1634245	1.269315
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	4612	0.003582
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	38914	0.030224
Swaps	02/09/2022	N/A	Cash	394518	0.306421
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	13920	0.010812
Swaps	18/10/2022	N/A	Cash	37410	0.029056
Swaps	31/10/2022	N/A	Cash	15000	0.011650
Swaps	01/11/2022	N/A	Cash	633	0.000492
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	3738	0.002903
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	1151	0.000894
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	876438	0.680728
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	64410	0.050027
Swaps	11/07/2023	N/A	Cash	238	0.000185
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	6291	0.004886
Swaps	27/12/2023	N/A	Cash	66	0.000051
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	151450	0.117631
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	49398	0.038367
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	9022	0.007007
Sub Total 8.B2				5188908	4.030213%

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	3.994858	4.244448	8.239307%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	BOFA SECURITIES EUROPE SA

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

14-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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