Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

02 November 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

01-Nov-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

02-Nov-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	4.105054	8.259604	12.364658	15919519
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.930831	8.435981	12.366812

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		5285264		4.105054
Sub Total 8.A	5285264		4.105054%

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	63824	0.049572
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	n/a	637998	0.495532
Sub Total 8.B1			701822	0.545104%

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	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	33459	0.025988
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	81127	0.063011
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	188647	0.146522
Swaps	22/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2650	0.002058
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	4119	0.003199
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	685999	0.532814
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	48784	0.037890
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	30209	0.023460
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	25435	0.019760
Swaps	20/05/2024	N/A	Cash	297408	0.230996
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1927852	1.497359
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4586932	3.562661
Swaps	03/05/2024	N/A	Cash	1321966	1.026768
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	10466	0.008129
Swaps	15/10/2024	N/A	Cash	2614	0.002030
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	1039	0.000807
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	46667	0.036246
Swaps	13/11/2024	N/A	Cash	6232	0.004840
Swaps	01/10/2024	N/A	Cash	9292	0.007217
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	3420	0.002656
Swaps	30/04/2025	N/A	Cash	70	0.000054
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	616000	0.478446
Swaps	02/12/2024	N/A	Cash	2046	0.001589
Sub Total 8.B2				9932433	7.714500%

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	4.105054	4.573207	8.678261%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.686362	3.686362%
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

02-Nov-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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