Director/PDMR Shareholding (Amendment)

RNS Number : 6259O
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
18 May 2018
 

18 May 2018

J D WETHERSPOON PLC

Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected persons

 

The following amendment has been made to the 'Director/PDMR Shareholding' announcement released on 18 May 2018 at 1:49 pm under RNS No 6097O.

 

The date in the first line has been amended from 18 April 2018 to 18 May 2018.

 

All other details remain unchanged.

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

JD Wetherspoon plc was notified on 18 May 2018 that John Hutson, Chief Executive Officer, had transferred 4,500 Ordinary Shares of 2 pence each ("Shares") for nil consideration split among the following individuals:

 

Name

Number of Shares received

Harry Bird

500

Lelaina Hutson

2,000

Alessandra Hutson

2,000

 

The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

1

Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated

a)

Name

John Hutson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

J D Wetherspoon plc

b)

LEI

213800CHWARFAAN7UB85

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence each

 

GB0001638955

b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

n.a

2,000

n.a

2,000

n.a

500

d)

Aggregated information

-   Aggregated volume

-   Price

 

 

4,500

n.a

e)

Date of the transaction

18 May 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

Enquiries:

 

John Hutson                 Chief Executive Officer                            01923 477777

Ben Whitley                  Finance Director                                    01923 477777

Eddie Gershon              Company spokesman                             07956 392234

 

 

 

 

Notes to editors

 

 

1.   J D Wetherspoon owns and operates pubs throughout the UK and Ireland. 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.

 

2.   Visit our website: www.jdwetherspoon.com      

 

3.   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.

 


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