Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

14 January 2026

 

For immediate release

J D Wetherspoon plc ("the Company")

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

J D Wetherspoon plc was notified on 14^th January 2026 (that as part of the Company's partnership shares plan, whereby employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company using deductions from monthly salary at the then prevailing market price), Global Shares Trustees (UK) Limited acquired the following ordinary shares of the Company on behalf of directors and PDMRs at a price per ordinary share of 757.05 pence on 14^th January 2026:

Name	Role	No. of ordinary shares purchased
Tom Ball	People Director	14
Michael Barron	Commercial Director	20
Paul Brimmer	Purchasing Director	19
David Capstick	IT Director	20
Nigel Connor	Company Secretary/Legal Director	20
Will Fotheringham	Associate Employee Director	13
Martin Geoghegan	Operations Director	20
Emma Gibson	Associate Employee Director	6
John Hutson	Chief Executive Officer	20
Ben Whitley	Finance Director	20
Debbie Whittingham	Employee Director	20

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Tom Ball
b)	Position/status	People Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 14
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Michael Barron
b)	Position/status	Commercial Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Paul Brimmer
b)	Position/status	Purchasing Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 19
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	David Capstick
b)	Position/status	IT Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Nigel Connor
b)	Position/status	Company Secretary / Legal Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Will Fotheringham
b)	Position/status	Associate Employee Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 13
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Martin Geoghegan
b)	Position/status	Operations Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Emma Gibson
b)	Position/status	Associate Employee Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 6
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	John Hutson
b)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Ben Whitley
b)	Position/status	Finance Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

1.	Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)	Name	Debbie Whittingham
b)	Position/status	Employee Director
c)	Initial notification/ amendment	Initial notification
2.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	J D Wetherspoon plc
b)	LEI	213800CHWARFAAN7UB85
3.	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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Ordinary shares  ISIN: GB0001638955
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares under partnership share scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 7.57 20
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	n/a (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	14th January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	London

This monthly notification is made pursuant to Article 19.3 Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

Nigel Connor

Company Secretary

Tel.: [phone]

 

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