Holding(s) in Company

J D Wetherspoon

11/12/2025 13:54

RNS Number : 2444L

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

11 December 2025

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
J D Wetherspoon plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification(please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
X
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
Tim Martin
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
N/A
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)v
Name
N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
N/A
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedi:
10th December 2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
10th December 2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)
% ofvoting rights throughfinancial instruments
 (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
26.0010639%
0.000%
26.0010639%
29,156,323
Position of previous notification (if
applicable)
25.0482348%
0.000%
25.0482348%
29,156,323


 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
 shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
Direct
(DTR5.1)
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
Direct
(DTR5.1)
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
GB0001638955
29,156,323
26.0010639
SUBTOTAL 8. A
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
 datex
Exercise/
 Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument
Expiration
 datex
Exercise/
 Conversion Periodxi
Physical or cash
settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2


 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation(please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
X
Fullchain 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 entityxiv(please add additional rows as necessary)
Namexv
% 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
10.In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
N/A
The number and % of voting rights held
N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held
N/A
11. Additional informationxvi
The threshold has been crossed due to the cancellation yesterday of 583,000 ordinary shares in the issuer bought back last week and notified to the market. This has reduced the issued share capital of the issuer to 112,135,115 ordinary shares which has consequently increased the overall % of voting rights held by Mr Martin in the issuer.


 

Place of completion
London
Date of completion
11th December 2025

 

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