Wetherspoon (JD) PLC Holding(s) in Company (0199E)

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RNS Number : 0199E

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

04 February 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Wetherspoon (J.D.) 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                         Invesco Limited 
  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                      02 February 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        03 February 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             5% 
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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) 
-------------    -----  ------  -------  ------  ----  ---------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
 Ordinary GB    0                0                                              6,132,288                  5.01% 
               ---------------  ---------------------  ---------  -----------  ----------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0001638955 
-------------    -----  ------  -------  ------  ----  -------    ---  ------  ----------      ---  ----     ----------- 
 
 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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 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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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,132,288                                                       5.01% 
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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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   Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 6,068,427 
   Invesco Asset Managers (Japan) - 1,174 
   Invesco Global Asset Managers Ltd - 50,100 
   PowerShares Capital Mgt LLC - 2,907 
   Invesco Canada Limited - 9,680 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                   Invesco Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                    Philippa Sadler 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                         01491 417 447 
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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 
  (including legal form of legal entities) 
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 Contact address 
  (registered office for legal entities) 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative for 
  legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                                            Invesco (UK) Limited 
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 Contact address                              Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, 
                                                  Henley-on-Thames. Oxon RG9 1HH 
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 Phone number & email                                     01491 417000 
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 Other useful information 
  (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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