Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4102S
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
18 May 2009
 




TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

JD Wetherspoon Plc

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Morgan Stanley
(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

   

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

07.05.09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11.05.09

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%   

8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE



Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares  

GB0001638955

Below 3%

Below 3%

4,274,559

4,274,559

   

3.08%

   


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

   

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

4,274,559

3.08%







9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd 4,274,559 3.08%   


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

   N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

   N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

  N/A   


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

Nkilika Amobi

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 677 1871

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

   Morgan Stanley

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

1585 Broadway 

New YorkNY 10036

Phone number 

   +1 212 7614000

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

   


B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name 

   Nkilika Amobi

Contact address 

   
   
20 Cabot Square 

   Canary Wharf 

   LondonE14 4QW


Phone number 

   020 7677 1871

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

   


C:    Additional information


Notes 


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