Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1222T

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

15 March 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

14-Mar-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

15-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	4.841238	10.135245	14.976483	19282244
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.893706	9.140141	14.033847

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		6233101		4.841238
Sub Total 8.A	6233101		4.841238%

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	458350	0.356000
Sub Total 8.B1			458350	0.356000%

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	410976	0.319204
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	64459	0.050065
Swaps	31/03/2023	N/A	Cash	5303132	4.118933
Swaps	04/09/2023	N/A	Cash	683036	0.530513
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	32613	0.025330
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	62771	0.048754
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	10706	0.008315
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	48552	0.037710
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2546000	1.977473
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	30895	0.023996
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	53826	0.041807
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	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	367	0.000285
Swaps	29/02/2024	N/A	Cash	1249	0.000970
Swaps	13/06/2023	N/A	Cash	123410	0.095852
Swaps	15/03/2028	N/A	Cash	10005	0.007771
Swaps	05/07/2023	N/A	Cash	196560	0.152668
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	9974	0.007747
Swaps	17/04/2023	N/A	Cash	15540	0.012070
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	55174	0.042854
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	107207	0.083267
Sub Total 8.B2				12590793	9.779245%

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	4.841238	5.988615	10.829853%
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association		4.119714	4.119714%
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

15-Mar-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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