Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
20 March 2007



TR-1(i):          NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

J.D Wetherspoon PLC

 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )
 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

                                                                           
Other (please specify) : Implementation of Transparency Directive          ( X )


 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

AEGON UK Group of Companies

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):





6. Date on which issuer notified:

19th March 2007

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares            Situation previous to the 
                                Triggering transaction (vi)  
if possible using the                 
ISIN CODE                              
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  
                                                                                                                        
GB0001638955           n/a                    n/a






Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares    Number of voting rights      % of voting rights  
if possible using                          (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                       Direct              Direct (x) Indirect (xi)     Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
GB0001638955           5,485,335           5,485,335  -                 3.78%     0.00%
                                                  

 




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting     % of voting rights 
rights                                  
                                        
5,485,335            3.78%
                                        

 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AGEON Investment Management UK Ltd.

AGEON ICVC

 



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

 

13. Additional information:

AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AGEON Investment Management UK Ltd.

AGEON ICVC


 

14. Contact name:

Miranda Beacham


 

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 549 3460





Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (XVI)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

 

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

AEGON House,
3 Lochside Avenue,
Edinburgh Park,
Edinburgh,
EH12 9SA

 

Phone number:

0870 60 90 101

 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Ian G Young, Company secretary,

0131 549 6398


 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name:

Miranda Beacham
 

Contact address:

AEGON House,
3 Lochside Avenue,
Edinburgh Park,
Edinburgh,
EH12 9SA



Phone number:

0131 549 3460

 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):


 

C: Additional information :





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