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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 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): 10(th) December 2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 10(th) December 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 26.0010639% 0.000% 26.0010639% 29,156,323
Position of previous notification (if 25.0482348% 0.000% 25.0482348% 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 26.0010639
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 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 11(th) December 2025
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