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

J D WetherspoonAnnouncement

27/10/2023 10:00

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RNS Number : 5530R  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC  27 October 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

25-Oct-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Oct-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  3.880370                                              8.014346                                                                   11.894716                       15314464
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          4.146300                                              7.750733                                                                   11.897033

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                                                                          4995982                                                                          3.880370
 Sub Total 8.A                                4995982                                                                               3.880370%

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                         353019                                                             0.274189
 Physical Swaps                15/05/2024       N/A                         637998                                                             0.495532
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             991017                                                             0.769721%

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                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         33575                    0.026078
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         81015                    0.062924
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         192974                   0.149883
 Swaps                         22/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2650                     0.002058
 Swaps                         28/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         4919                     0.003821
 Swaps                         23/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         685999                   0.532814
 Swaps                         31/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         48899                    0.037980
 Swaps                         24/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         36609                    0.028434
 Swaps                         01/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2079                     0.001615
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         24972                    0.019396
 Swaps                         20/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         291895                   0.226714
 Swaps                         04/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1927852                  1.497359
 Swaps                         02/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         4586932                  3.562661
 Swaps                         03/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1321966                  1.026768
 Swaps                         08/09/2025       N/A                         Cash                         10466                    0.008129
 Swaps                         15/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2614                     0.002030
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1039                     0.000807
 Swaps                         31/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         48271                    0.037492
 Swaps                         13/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5594                     0.004345
 Swaps                         01/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         17113                    0.013292
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         32                       0.000025
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          9327465                  7.244625%

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            3.880354                                                                    4.565096                                                                    8.445450%
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association                                                                              3.449184                                                                    3.449184%
 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

26-Oct-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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