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J D WetherspoonAnnouncement

28/03/2025 16:45

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RNS Number : 7675C  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC  28 March 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                                                                                     J D Wetherspoon plc
 which voting rights are attached(ii):
 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 obligation(iv)
 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 reached(i):                                                                                                     25(th) March 2025
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                27(th) March 2025
 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  24.05355548%                                           0.000%                                                  24.05355548%                    29,156,323
 Position of previous notification (if                                      23.9413674%                                            0.000%                                                  23.9413674%                     29,156,323

 applicable)

 

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached(viii)
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of                                  Number of voting rights(ix)                                                 % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                Direct                     Indirect                                         Direct                                           Indirect

                                                (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                       (DTR5.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
 GB0001638955                                   29,156,323                                                                  24.05355548

 SUBTOTAL 8. A

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                   Expiration  Exercise/                               Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)

                                                                                                    exercised/converted.

                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
 (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                   Exercise/                     Physical or cash                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                          settlement(xii)

                                                                                          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                                                                                                                                           X
 person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
 directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer(xiii)
 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 entity(xiv) (please add additional rows
 as necessary)
 Name(xv)                    % 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

 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 information(xvi)

 The % of voting rights attached to shares held by Tim Martin, Chairman of J D
 Wetherspoon plc, have crossed the relevant notification threshold as a
 consequence of the cancellation of 568,000 ordinary shares of the issuer on
 25 March 2025.  These were purchased by the issuer on 21 March 2025 as set
 out in the notification made on 24 March 2025

 Please note for information purposes only, the total number of voting rights
 attached to shares held by Tim Martin as set out in para 8A above is in
 respect of his direct holding in shares of the issuer.   The Notification of
 transactions of PDMRs made by the issuer on 29 July 2024 set out that Tim
 Martin's voting rights in the issuer comprise 30,382,253 shares, which
 included a total 1,225,930 shares held by Tim Martin's connected persons.
 This is further set out in the Directors' Remuneration Report of the issuer
 included in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 28
 July 2024.  Tim Martin has no indirect holdings in the issuer.

 

 Place of completion  London
 Date of completion   28(th) March 2025

 

 

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