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RNS Number : 4048B Wetherspoon (JD) PLC 30 January 2024
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
29-Jan-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
30-Jan-2024
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 4.357888 8.718036 13.075924 16247122
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 4.105054 8.259604 12.364658
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 5414771 4.357888
Sub Total 8.A 5414771 4.357888%
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 6502 0.005233
Physical Swaps 15/05/2024 N/A 637998 0.513470
Sub Total 8.B1 644500 0.518703%
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 32452 0.026118
Swaps 29/11/2024 N/A Cash 77182 0.062117
Swaps 26/05/2026 N/A Cash 226421 0.182227
Swaps 23/07/2024 N/A Cash 685999 0.552102
Swaps 18/11/2024 N/A Cash 11132 0.008959
Swaps 20/05/2024 N/A Cash 184711 0.148658
Swaps 02/04/2024 N/A Cash 4586932 3.691631
Swaps 03/05/2024 N/A Cash 1321966 1.063938
Swaps 08/09/2025 N/A Cash 147491 0.118703
Swaps 08/08/2024 N/A Cash 17286 0.013912
Swaps 31/10/2024 N/A Cash 23311 0.018761
Swaps 31/07/2024 N/A Cash 56018 0.045084
Swaps 18/04/2024 N/A Cash 616000 0.495766
Swaps 06/01/2025 N/A Cash 1927852 1.551564
Swaps 01/02/2024 N/A Cash 28593 0.023012
Swaps 15/02/2024 N/A Cash 6836 0.005502
Swaps 29/01/2025 N/A Cash 4706 0.003787
Swaps 28/02/2025 N/A Cash 165 0.000133
Swaps 08/07/2024 N/A Cash 184554 0.148532
Swaps 29/12/2025 N/A Cash 273 0.000220
Swaps 02/07/2024 N/A Cash 3133 0.002521
Swaps 07/11/2025 N/A Cash 44838 0.036086
Sub Total 8.B2 10187851 8.199333%
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 4.357888 4.731832 9.089719%
Bank of America Corporation Bank of America, National Association 3.981656 3.981656%
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
30-Jan-2024
13. Place Of Completion
United Kingdom
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