Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7567T

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

21 March 2023

 

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; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

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

20-Mar-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

21-Mar-2023

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	4.810696	10.122704	14.933400	19226777
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.880635	10.211206	15.091841

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		6193779		4.810696
Sub Total 8.A	6193779		4.810696%

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	518117	0.402420
Sub Total 8.B1			518117	0.402420%

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	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	449036	0.348765
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	64192	0.049858
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	5303132	4.118933
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	683036	0.530513
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	32613	0.025330
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	26695	0.020734
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	10405	0.008082
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	48552	0.037710
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2546000	1.977473
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	66003	0.051264
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	67542	0.052460
Swaps	17/05/2023	N/A	Cash	1266367	0.983585
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	494	0.000384
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1557480	1.209692
Swaps	29/02/2024	N/A	Cash	1249	0.000970
Swaps	13/06/2023	N/A	Cash	126501	0.098253
Swaps	15/03/2028	N/A	Cash	10005	0.007771
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	14905	0.011577
Swaps	17/04/2023	N/A	Cash	23000	0.017864
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	73128	0.056798
Swaps	28/03/2024	N/A	Cash	50831	0.039480
Swaps	30/11/2023	N/A	Cash	79165	0.061487
Swaps	14/10/2024	N/A	Cash	14550	0.011301
Sub Total 8.B2				12514881	9.720284%

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	4.810696	5.925682	10.736379%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.145148	4.145148%
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

21-Mar-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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