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

J D WetherspoonAnnouncement

03/02/2022 15:40

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RNS Number : 6568A  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC  03 February 2022

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

01-Feb-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

03-Feb-2022

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  3.391719                                              4.052147                                                                   7.443866                        9583988
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.993691                                              3.637804                                                                   7.631495

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                                                                          4366843                                                                          3.391719
 Sub Total 8.A                                4366843                                                                               3.391719%

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                         50528                                                              0.039245
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             50528                                                              0.039245%

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                         24/02/2022       N/A                         Cash                         250000                   0.194175
 Swaps                         31/03/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2021566                  1.570146
 Swaps                         24/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         585900                   0.455067
 Swaps                         27/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         527000                   0.409320
 Swaps                         15/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1766                     0.001372
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         69388                    0.053894
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         51842                    0.040266
 Swaps                         02/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         341518                   0.265256
 Swaps                         21/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         11600                    0.009010
 Swaps                         18/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         37410                    0.029056
 Swaps                         31/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         15000                    0.011650
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         9390                     0.007293
 Swaps                         04/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         876438                   0.680728
 Swaps                         31/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         19630                    0.015247
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         69032                    0.053617
 Swaps                         31/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6724                     0.005223
 Swaps                         27/12/2023       N/A                         Cash                         66                       0.000051
 Swaps                         25/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45                       0.000035
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         86                       0.000067
 Swaps                         02/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         111028                   0.086235
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         38749                    0.030096
 Swaps                         24/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         113417                   0.088091
 Swaps                         17/08/2026       N/A                         Cash                         9022                     0.007007
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          5166617                  4.012902%

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            3.389163                                                                    3.996336                                                                    7.385499%
 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

No

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-Feb-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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