21st Jun 2006 17:42
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC21 June 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 19 June 2006, BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BTPension Scheme holds an interest in ordinary shares in the company. The sharesare registered as follows: Direct Holdings Held on behalf of Shares----------------- ------------------- --------BriTel Fund Nominees Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 302,197 0.198%Ltd. Subsidiary Holdings:----------------------Chase Nominees Ltd. Hermes Assured Limited 1,324,543 0.870% Indirect Holdings-------------------Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund 5,469,017Chase Nominees Ltd The Second Hermes UK Focus 2,013,442 FundChase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus 3,178,758 FundTotal Indirect Holdings 10,661,217 6.994% Total Interest 12,287,957 8.062% Stock on Loan 900,689 0.591% 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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