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RNS Number : 5887E
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
08 April 2011
 






TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



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

 

JD Wetherspoon Plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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

OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI")

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


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

March 30, 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 31, 2011

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

5%



 

8. Notified details:  

 

         Sally Kenward

         JD Wetherspoon Plc

         Wetherspoon House

         Watford

         WD24 4QL

        

         Email:  skenward@jdwetherspoon.co.uk

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0001638955

55,637 (BAM)

 

4,909,798 (OFI)

 

4,965,435 (Total)

55,637 (BAM)

 

4,909,798 (OFI)

 

4,965,435 (Total)

6,725,000 (OFI)

 

6,725,000 (Total)


6,725,000 (OFI)

 

6,725,000 (Total)


5.02% (OFI)

 

5.02% (Total)


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta





 


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,725,000 (OFI)

 

6,725,000 (Total)

 

5.02% (OFI)

 

5.02% (Total)

 

 

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

 

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is the parent company of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI").

 

The percentage of holdings noted above is based on the total outstanding shares of 133,843,853.

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


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


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




13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:

Susan Beaudin, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

15. Contact telephone number:

001 (413)744-5956

 


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