27th Oct 2005 13:43
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC27 October 2005 JD Wetherspoon plc ('the Company') Notification of Interest in Shares Under Section 198 Companies Act 1985 JD Wetherspoon plc was today notified by Hermes Administration Services Ltd.that, as at 24 October 2005, BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BTPension Scheme holds a material interest in ordinary shares in the company. Theshares are registered as follows: Direct Holdings Held on behalf of Shares----------------- ------------------- --------BriTel Fund Nominees Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 328,951 0.193%Ltd. Subsidiary Holdings:----------------------Chase Nominees Ltd. Hermes Assured Limited 1,434,270 0.843% Indirect Holdings-------------------Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund 5,107,225 Chase Nominees Ltd The Second Hermes UK Focus 2,232,440 FundChase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus 3,501,940 FundTotal Indirect Holdings 10,841,605 6.375% Total Interest 12,604,826 7.412% Stock on Loan 1,507,931 0.887% Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes SLP Limited and Lens Investors(UK) LLC hold a material interest in following shares extracted from the abovetable: Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund 5,107,225 3.003%Chase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund 3,501,940 2.059%Total Interest 8,609,165 5.062% The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme control Britel Fund Trustees Limited whichis owner of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Focus Asset Management,Hermes Investment Management Limited, Hermes Assured Limited and Hermes SLPLimited are all subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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