Holding(s) in Company

25th Sep 2006 13:30

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC25 September 2006 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 14 September 2006, 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 302,197 0.197%Ltd. Subsidiary Holdings:----------------------Chase Nominees Ltd. Hermes Assured Limited 1,324,543 0.864% Indirect Holdings-------------------Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund 2,824,252Chase Nominees Ltd The Second Hermes UK Focus 1,039,765 FundChase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus 1,641,541 FundTotal Indirect Holdings 5,505,558 3.592% Total Interest 7,132,298 4.653% Stock on Loan 448,202 0.292% The Company was then notified of the following interest held, as at 15 September2006: Direct Holdings Held on behalf of Shares----------------- ------------------- --------BriTel Fund Nominees Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 302,197 0.197%Ltd. Subsidiary Holdings:----------------------Chase Nominees Ltd. Hermes Assured Limited 1,324,543 0.864% Indirect Holdings-------------------Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund 1,470,710Chase Nominees Ltd The Second Hermes UK Focus 541,451 FundChase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus 854,821 FundTotal Indirect Holdings 2,866,982 1.870% Total Interest 4,493,722 2.931% Stock on Loan 326,143 0.213% 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 Exchange

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