Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

J D Wetherspoon plc has announced the purchase of 507,000 ordinary shares on January 7, 2026, through Investec Bank plc, with prices ranging from 740.00 pence to 753.00 pence per share, and a weighted average price of 752.8205 pence. The company intends to cancel these repurchased shares, a move that typically aims to reduce the number of outstanding shares and potentially increase earnings per share.

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Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
08 January 2026
 

8th January 2026

J D Wetherspoon plc

("the Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

 

J D Wetherspoon plc ("the Company") announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2 pence each through Investec Bank plc.

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:

7th January 2026

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

507,000

Lowest price per share (pence):

740.00

Highest price per share (pence):

753.00

Weighted average price per day (pence):

752.8205

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

 

 

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made.

  

Aggregate information:

Venue

Volume-weighted average price (p)

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share (p)

Highest price per share (p)

XLON

        752.8205

          507,000

            740.00

            753.00

 

Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

A full breakdown of the individual trades made by Investec on behalf of the Company is detailed below:

 

Date and time of each trade

Number of shares purchased

Price (pence per share)

Trading Venue

Transaction Reference Number

07 January 2026 09:01:37

                    500,000

                    753.000

XLON

00369349301TRLO1

07 January 2026 15:55:13

                        7,000

                    740.000

XLON

00369346256TRLO1

 

For further information:

Nigel Connor

Company Secretary

+44 (0) 1923 477 892

 

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