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RNS Number : 6206P

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

18 November 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   J D Wetherspoon PLC 
  the underlying issuer                                          GB0001638955 
  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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition                                X 
  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)                                  Norges Bank 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 16 November 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    17 November 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                Below 3% based on qualifying 
  crossed or                                                 financial instruments 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 
  of                   to the triggering                  triggering transaction 
  shares               transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                      Number           Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                      of                of                of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                      Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                        Rights 
-------------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                         Direct          Direct      Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                          (xi)        (xii) 
-------------------      -----------    ------------    --------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   0.72 
 GB0001638955         442,542          442,542           802,176         802,176                    % 
                     ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 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           Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
                           (xiii)         Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                            acquired if 
                                                                            the 
                                                                            instrument 
                                                                            is 
                                                                            exercised/ 
                                                                            converted. 
-----------------------  -------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
   Shares on loan 
   (right to recall)        N/A            At any time                       3,090,137                   2.77 % 
-----------------------  -------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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 financial      Exercise       Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument             price         date            Conversion         rights instrument           rights (xix, 
                                       (xvii)          period             refers to                   xx) 
                                                       (xviii) 
---------------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A                    N/A            N/A             N/A               N/A                         Nominal       Delta 
---------------------  -------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                     N/A           N/A 
-------------------      -----------    ------------      ------------    --------  ------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights 
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 3,892,313                                                 3.48 % 
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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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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   Norges Bank 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy               N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will             N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                     None 
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 14. Contact name:                               Philippe Chiaroni 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                   +4724073297 
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