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RNS Number : 3972O  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC  12 January 2026

12(th) January 2026

 

J D WETHERSPOON PLC

 

Non-Executive Director Appointment

 

J D Wetherspoon plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of
John Herring as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate
effect.  He will become chair of the audit committee.

 

John is a qualified Chartered Accountant and in 1986, joined the corporate
finance department of Kleinwort Benson, where he was involved in the IPOs on
the London Stock Exchange for several companies, including that of JD
Wetherspoon plc. In 1996 he established his own private equity advisory
business and has acted as a non-executive director on the boards of several
public and private companies, including JD Wetherspoon plc from 1997 to 2011,
the restaurant company, Hawksmoor Limited and sandwich shop chain, Eat
Limited.  He is currently non-executive chairman of Ceiba Investments
Limited.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

John Hutson                       Chief Executive
Officer                  01923 477777

Ben Whitley                       Finance
Director                               01923
477777

Eddie Gershon                  Company
spokesman                    07956 392234

 

Notes to editors

 

1.    Further details on John Herring

 

John Herring has had the following directorships in publicly quoted companies
during the previous five years:

 

2018 to date - non-executive chairman of Ceiba Investments Limited (Prior to
2018 he was a non-executive director of the company from 2009. The company
listed in 2018)

 

At the date of this announcement, John has no holding in the ordinary shares
of the Company.

 

This announcement includes information required by UK Listing Rules 6.4.6 to
6.4.8 and there is no information to report under Listing Rule 6.4.8R (2) -
(6) inclusive in relation to John Herring.

 

2.    J D Wetherspoon owns and operates pubs throughout the UK. The Company
aims to provide customers with good-quality food and drink, served by
well-trained and friendly staff, at reasonable prices. The pubs are
individually designed, and the Company aims to maintain them in excellent
condition.

 

3.    Visit our website:  www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
(http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk)

 

4.    This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional
information to the shareholders of J D Wetherspoon, to meet the requirements
of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It should not be relied on by
any other party, for any other purposes. Forward-looking statements have been
made by the directors in good faith, using information available up until the
date on which they approved this statement. Forward-looking statements should
be regarded with caution, because of the inherent uncertainties in economic
trends and business risks.

 

5.    This announcement contains inside information on JD Wetherspoon plc.

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