Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7843J

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

06 April 2010

 



For immediate release

JD Wetherspoon plc

("the Company")

Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected parties

Share Incentive Plan

Following the maturity of an unapproved FreeShare award on 30 March 2010, ordinary shares were sold on 30 March 2010 to cover the cost of the tax and NI on the unapproved shares for the directors and PDMRs listed below. The sale price for all shares was £5.1725 per share:

	Shares Matured	No. of Shares Sold
Director
John Hutson	5,748	2,363
Paul Harbottle	2,093	864
Su Cacioppo	2,447	1,010
PDMR
David Capstick	2,667	1,097
Martin Geoghegan	1,966	812
Rebecca Payton	1,216	505

The following FreeShares were awarded under the SIP scheme to the directors and PDMRs on 31 March 2010 at a price of £5.2317:

	Approved FreeShares	Unapproved FreeShares
Director
John Hutson	0	9,557
Keith Down	0	5,973
Paul Harbottle	0	5,017
Su Cacioppo	0	4,539
PDMR
David Capstick	0	4,420
Kirk Davis	573	2,652
Martin Geoghegan	0	4,061
Rebecca Payton	0	3,344

Following the above transactions, the directors and PDMRs now hold the following SIPS in trust:

	Total Approved FreeShares held in Trust	Total Unapproved FreeShares held in Trust
Director
John Hutson	6,003	69,341
Keith Down	2,825	39,364
Paul Harbottle	3,761	34,188
Su Cacioppo	5,851	34,083
PDMR
David Capstick	3,799	31,308
Kirk Davis	573	9,313
Martin Geoghegan	4,938	24,534
Rebecca Payton	4,263	21,406

Deferred Bonus Scheme - Correction

The release made on 22 March 2010 incorrectly disclosed the number of shares sold; below is the updated information. As previously announced, the shares (sold at 517.8506p per share) were solely to cover crystallised income tax and national insurance contribution liabilities; the retained shares are restricted until September 2010.

	2008 Scheme Sold	Retained	2009 Scheme Sold	Retained	2007 Scheme Sold	Retained
Director
John Hutson	13,357	19,220	3,433	4,940	0	0
Keith Down	8,813	12,682	2,155	3,099	19,294	27,764
Paul Harbottle	6,764	9,733	1,805	2,597	0	0
Su Cacioppo	5,908	8,500	1,629	2,342	0	0
PDMR
David Capstick	6,334	9,114	1,595	2,295	0	0
Kirk Davis	1,554	2,232	1,036	1,489	0	0
Martin Geoghegan	4,845	6,971	1,290	1,855	0	0
Rebecca Payton	4,399	6,330	1,203	1,731	0	0

Following the above transactions, the directors's and PDMRs's resultant shareholdings in the Company are:

Director

John Hutson - 111,628

Keith Down - 43,545

Paul Harbottle - 38,559

Su Cacioppo - 48,137

PDMR

David Capstick - 26,078

Martin Geoghegan - 12,557

Rebecca Payton - 20,999

Kirk Davis - 3,721

6 April 2010

Enquiries

Sally Kenward, Tel.:  [phone]

Assistant Company Secretary, JD Wetherspoon plc

 

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