Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8210E

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

01 October 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

WETHERSPOON (J.D.) PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
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):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	30 SEPTEMBER 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	01 OCTOBER 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	12%

8: Notified Details                                              NOT APPLICABLE
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares Direct	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0001638955	17,086,500	17,086,500	16,582,500	16,582,000	0	11.95%	0%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
16,582,500	11.95%

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

NOT APPLICABLE

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	NOT APPLICABLE
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	NOT APPLICABLE

13. Additional information:	Sanderson Asset Management Ltd ('Sanderson') acts as investment manager for our clients, Sanderson are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf.  However, we do not act as our clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each client's custodian bank.
14 Contact name:	JALPA TAANK
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 468 5977

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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