Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1222V

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

03 April 2023

 

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

30-Mar-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-Mar-2023

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	4.707088	9.215128	13.922216	17924875
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.747555	9.908644	14.656199

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		6060383		4.707088
Sub Total 8.A	6060383		4.707088%

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 exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	339017	0.263314
Sub Total 8.B1			339017	0.263314%

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	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	156954	0.121906
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	65765	0.051080
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	683036	0.530513
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	32104	0.024935
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	6909	0.005366
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	36172	0.028095
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2546000	1.977473
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	111650	0.086718
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	45977	0.035710
Swaps	17/05/2023	N/A	Cash	1266367	0.983585
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	494	0.000384
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1557480	1.209692
Swaps	13/06/2023	N/A	Cash	170426	0.132370
Swaps	15/03/2028	N/A	Cash	10005	0.007771
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	27482	0.021345
Swaps	17/04/2023	N/A	Cash	16185	0.012571
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	78260	0.060784
Swaps	28/03/2024	N/A	Cash	29130	0.022625
Swaps	30/11/2023	N/A	Cash	79165	0.061487
Swaps	14/10/2024	N/A	Cash	3884	0.003017
Swaps	17/04/2028	N/A	Cash	1387	0.001077
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4586932	3.562661
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	191	0.000148
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	6953	0.005400
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2200	0.001709
Swaps	30/09/2024	N/A	Cash	881	0.000684
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	3486	0.002708
Sub Total 8.B2				11525475	8.951814%

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 than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	4.706700	5.477457	10.184157%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		3.736833	3.736833%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

31-Mar-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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