Wetherspoon (JD) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6365E)

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RNS Number : 6365E

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

19 October 2018

For immediate release

JD Wetherspoon plc ("the Company")

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

JD Wetherspoon plc was notified on 19 October 2018 (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), EES Corporate Trustees Limited acquired the following ordinary shares of the Company on behalf of directors and PDMRs at a price per ordinary share of 1256.00 pence on 18 October 2018:

 
 Name                Role                           No. of ordinary 
                                                    shares purchased 
 John Hutson         Chief Executive Officer              12 
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 Martin Geoghegan    Operations Director                  12 
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 David Capstick      IT & Property Director               12 
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 Su Cacioppo         Personnel & Legal Director           12 
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 Miles Slade         Retail Director                      10 
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 Ben Whitley         Finance Director                     12 
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This monthly notification is made pursuant to Article 19.3 Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

Alex Bull,

PA to Finance Director

[e-mail]

Tel.: [phone]

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