Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

26 June 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

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

23-Jun-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Jun-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	3.984780	8.981020	12.965800	16693485
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.016689	8.967042	12.983731

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		5130410		3.984780
Sub Total 8.A	5130410		3.984780%

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	165625	0.128641
Sub Total 8.B1			165625	0.128641%

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	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	58912	0.045757
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	2302454	1.788312
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	48146	0.037395
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4586932	3.562661
Swaps	03/05/2024	N/A	Cash	2546000	1.977473
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	270509	0.210104
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	126198	0.098018
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	29364	0.022807
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	46136	0.035834
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	70463	0.054728
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	275	0.000214
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	37250	0.028932
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	372886	0.289620
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	115113	0.089408
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	458608	0.356200
Swaps	08/07/2024	N/A	Cash	312156	0.242451
Swaps	22/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2733	0.002123
Swaps	31/07/2023	N/A	Cash	13315	0.010342
Sub Total 8.B2				11397450	8.852379%

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	3.984460	4.977548	8.962009%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.002852	4.002852%
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

26-Jun-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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