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RNS Number : 7932M

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

11 May 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                JD Wetherspoon Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             Sanderson Asset Management LLP 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           8(th) May 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             11(th) May 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           12% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                        transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number                 Number     Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                 of                of                    of          rights                     (x) 
                 Shares            Voting                shares 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ---------------------  ---------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                         Direct     Direct        Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)          (xii) 
-------------    -----  -------  -------  ------  ----  ---------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0001638955     15,253,895           15,253,895                                 13,923,805                   11.47 
               ----------------  ---------------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration        Exercise/                     Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument              date (xiii)       Conversion Period             rights that may              rights 
                                            (xiv)                         be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
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          N/A                  N/A                     N/A                          N/A                      N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period           refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
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      N/A              N/A             N/A              N/A                    N/A               Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                                    N/A         N/A 
-------------    -----  -------  -------  ------  ----  -------    ---  -------  -----------    ----------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,923,805                                                       11.47% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   Not applicable. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                    Sanderson Asset Management 
                                                                                   LLP 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                    Not applicable. 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                     Not applicable. 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                       SAM LLP acts as investment manager 
                                                                    for its clients ("Clients"). In acting 
                                                                    for the Clients, SAM LLP is given 
                                                                    full discretion over their investments 
                                                                    and is empowered to vote on their 
                                                                    behalf. However, SAM LLP does not 
                                                                    act as the Clients' custodian and 
                                                                    therefore shares are not held in SAM 
                                                                    LLP's name but in the name of each 
                                                                    Client's custodian bank. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                Richard Saunders 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    0207 468 5977 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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 Full name                                   Sanderson Asset Management LLP 
  (including legal form of legal entities) 
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 Contact address                             Heathcoat House 
  (registered office for legal entities)      Savile Row, 6(th) Floor 
                                              London W1S 3PR 
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 Phone number & email                        0207 468 5977 
 
                                              Rsaunders@sandersonam.com 
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 Other useful information                    Attn: Richard Saunders 
  (at least legal representative for 
  legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                                   Sanderson Asset Management LLP 
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 Contact address                             Heathcoat House 
                                              Savile Row, 6(th) Floor 
                                              London W1S 3PR 
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 Phone number & email                        0207 468 5977 
 
                                              Rsaunders@sandersonam.com 
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 Other useful information                    Attn: Richard Saunders 
  (e.g. functional relationship with 
  the person or legal entity subject 
  to the notification obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website. 
 

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