Last checked at 5 Sep 2023 07:00
5 September 2023
Correction to the announcement made at 12:34 (RNS number: 3025L) on 04/09/2023: The purchase price at which Tim Martin, Chairman, had bought 968,544 Ordinary shares of 2 pence each was at 700.4075 pence per share, and not 700.004 pence per share as previously announced. The full corrected announcement is as per below.
J D WETHERSPOON PLC
Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected persons
JD Wetherspoon plc (the 'Company') was notified on 1 September 2023 that Tim Martin, Chairman, had bought 968,544 Ordinary Shares of 2 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 700.4075 pence per share.
Following the above transaction, Tim Martin and his connected persons have an interest of 31,743,253 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 24.65 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company
Enquiries:
John Hutson Chief Executive Officer 01923 477777
Ben Whitley Finance Director 01923 477777
Eddie Gershon Company spokesman 07956 392234
This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||||
a) | Name | Timothy Martin | ||||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||
a) | Name | J D Wetherspoon plc | ||||||||
b) | LEI | 213800CHWARFAAN7UB85 | ||||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 2 pence each GB0001638955 | ||||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
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N/A N/A | ||||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 September 2023 | ||||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||||