Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

J D Wetherspoon plc has announced the purchase of 135,000 ordinary shares on May 12, 2026, through Investec Bank plc, with prices ranging from 590.00 pence to 598.82 pence per share, and a weighted average price of 596.0427 pence. The company intends to cancel these repurchased shares, a move that typically signals confidence in the company's valuation and can be viewed positively by investors.

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Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
13 May 2026
 

13th May 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:

12th May 2026

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

135,000

Lowest price per share (pence):

590.00

Highest price per share (pence):

598.82

Weighted average price per day (pence):

596.0427

 

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

        596.0427

          135,000

            590.00

            598.82

 

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

12 May 2026 09:07:27

                      24,000

                    590.000

XLON

00393006120TRLO1

12 May 2026 09:52:55

                      35,000

                    596.050

XLON

00393026954TRLO1

12 May 2026 12:01:48

                      25,000

                    598.820

XLON

00393086116TRLO1

12 May 2026 14:46:16

                      51,000

                    597.520

XLON

00393094791TRLO1

 

For further information:

Nigel Connor

Company Secretary

+44 (0) 1923 477 892

 

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