Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

22 May 2024

 

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 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

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-May-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

21-May-2024

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	0.311065	8.759276	9.070341	11212952
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.000000	3.564128	3.564128

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		384545		0.311065
Sub Total 8.A	384545		0.311065%

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	39186	0.031698
Sub Total 8.B1			39186	0.031698%

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	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	237804	0.192364
Swaps	08/09/2025	N/A	Cash	141669	0.114598
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	84534	0.068381
Swaps	06/01/2025	N/A	Cash	1927852	1.559471
Swaps	02/04/2025	N/A	Cash	2867154	2.319287
Swaps	22/04/2025	N/A	Cash	868318	0.702397
Swaps	02/05/2025	N/A	Cash	1321966	1.069360
Swaps	15/05/2025	N/A	Cash	987768	0.799022
Swaps	14/05/2025	N/A	Cash	764000	0.618012
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	17345	0.014031
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	138205	0.111796
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	9924	0.008028
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	954999	0.772514
Swaps	20/11/2025	N/A	Cash	305359	0.247010
Swaps	31/01/2025	N/A	Cash	30870	0.024971
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	1201	0.000972
Swaps	16/06/2025	N/A	Cash	33	0.000027
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	15038	0.012164
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	33629	0.027203
Swaps	08/07/2024	N/A	Cash	81553	0.065970
Sub Total 8.B2				10789221	8.727578%

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		3.874926	3.874926%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International		4.883787	5.193401%

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-May-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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