REG - Wetherspoon (JD) PLC Bank of America Corp - Holding(s) in Company

J D WetherspoonAnnouncement

23/08/2023 15:15

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RNS Number : 2495K  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC  23 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 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

22-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

23-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  4.456311                                              10.265433                                                                  14.721744                       18954268
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          4.718823                                              9.589958                                                                   14.308781

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                                                                          5737507                                                                          4.456311
 Sub Total 8.A                                5737507                                                                               4.456311%

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  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted
 Right to Recall               n/a              n/a                         538343                                                             0.418130
 Physical Swaps                15/05/2024       n/a                         637998                                                             0.495532
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             1176341                                                            0.913662%

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                         54575                    0.042388
 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                         33250                    0.025825
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         14303                    0.011109
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         26367                    0.020479
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         5531                     0.004296
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         295622                   0.229609
 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                         3432                     0.002666
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         123                      0.000096
 Swaps                         28/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         600                      0.000466
 Swaps                         23/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         685999                   0.532814
 Swaps                         31/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         519                      0.000403
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          12040420                 9.351771%

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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                 than the notifiable threshold
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International            4.456311                                                                    5.692335                                                                    10.148646%
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association                                                                              4.571754                                                                    4.571754%
 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

23-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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