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

J D WetherspoonAnnouncement

04/04/2024 08:30

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RNS Number : 3103J  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC  04 April 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 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

02-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

03-Apr-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  4.322084                                              7.036680                                                                   11.358764                       14041954
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          4.336099                                              8.885146                                                                   13.221245

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                                                                          5343055                                                                          4.322084
 Sub Total 8.A                                5343055                                                                               4.322084%

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                         34319                                                              0.027761
 Physical Swap                 15/05/2024       n/a                         987768                                                             0.799022
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             1022087                                                            0.826783%

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                         21487                    0.017381
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         48277                    0.039052
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         201014                   0.162603
 Swaps                         23/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         954999                   0.772514
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         36943                    0.029884
 Swaps                         20/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         237528                   0.192140
 Swaps                         03/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1321966                  1.069360
 Swaps                         08/09/2025       N/A                         Cash                         141669                   0.114598
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         48028                    0.038851
 Swaps                         31/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         7206                     0.005829
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         84814                    0.068607
 Swaps                         06/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1927852                  1.559471
 Swaps                         08/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         129587                   0.104825
 Swaps                         02/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         20675                    0.016724
 Swaps                         07/11/2025       N/A                         Cash                         132406                   0.107105
 Swaps                         16/02/2026       N/A                         Cash                         9009                     0.007288
 Swaps                         31/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         57838                    0.046786
 Swaps                         28/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         14                       0.000011
 Swaps                         02/04/2025       N/A                         Cash                         2291628                  1.853736
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         3872                     0.003132
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          7676812                  6.209897%

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            4.322084                                                                    4.084370                                                                    8.406454%
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association
 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

03-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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