Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

21 August 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; 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

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

18-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

21-Aug-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	4.718823	9.589958	14.308781	18422577
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.545612	9.392045	13.937657

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		6075492		4.718823
Sub Total 8.A	6075492		4.718823%

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	214184	0.166356
Physical Swaps	15/05/2024	N/A	637998	0.495532
Sub Total 8.B1			852182	0.661888%

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	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	55033	0.042744
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	2302454	1.788312
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4586932	3.562661
Swaps	03/05/2024	N/A	Cash	2546000	1.977473
Swaps	17/05/2024	N/A	Cash	270509	0.210104
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	3820	0.002967
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	14255	0.011072
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	26632	0.020685
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	5531	0.004296
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	301743	0.234363
Swaps	29/04/2024	N/A	Cash	458608	0.356200
Swaps	22/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2650	0.002058
Swaps	19/09/2023	N/A	Cash	429998	0.333979
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	746	0.000579
Swaps	23/10/2024	N/A	Cash	322202	0.250254
Swaps	01/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2244	0.001743
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	1196	0.000929
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	6692	0.005198
Swaps	28/05/2024	N/A	Cash	3659	0.002842
Swaps	23/07/2024	N/A	Cash	153999	0.119611
Sub Total 8.B2				11494903	8.928070%

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	4.718537	5.024879	9.743416%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.565079	4.565079%
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

21-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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