Wetherspoon (J.D) Regulatory News (JDW)

1 Dec 2005 15:21

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC01 December 2005 1 December 2005 J D Wetherspoon plc ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE Annual information update for the 12 months up to and including 1 December 2005. J D Wetherspoon plc ("the Company") is pleased to provide an annual informationupdate, in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.1R. Theinformation referred to in this update was up to date at the time theinformation was published but some information may now be out-of-date. To avoidan unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this updaterather than included in full. 1. Announcements made via RNS, a regulatory information service All of the documents listed below were published via RNS, a RegulatoryInformation Service: Date Regulatory Headline Brief description of announcement 21 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund no longer had a notifiable interest as at 18 November 200518 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 16 November 2005 of 5,947,100 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.41%)16 November 2005 Director/PDMR Shareholding Mrs Suzanne Baker, Commerdial Director, on 16 November 2005 exercised 50,000 options to subscribe at 127.2p per share and sold 11,800 shares at a price of 306.25p per share. Mrs Baker retained 38,200 shares from exercise, taking her interest to 38,377 shares15 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme holding as at 10 November 2005 of 97,847,360 shares (representing 4.186%)10 November 2005 AGM Resolutions Approved All resolutions were approved at the Company's AGM. Copies of resolutions to be available at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility8 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 3 November 2005 of 7,817,800 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.62%)1 November 2005 First Quarter Trading First Quarter Trading Update Update1 November 2005 Holding(s) in Company British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme holding as at 24 October 2005 of 5,107,225 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.017%) held in the Hermes UK Focus Fund28 October 2005 Holding(s) in Company RAM Trust Services Inc on behalf of its clients as an investor in the Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund had a material interest in 5,107,225 (representing 3.017%)28 October 2005 Holding(s) in Company Devon County Council material interest in 8,609,165 shares (representing 5.086%) (not a direct holding but as an interested party by virtue of relationship with Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited)27 October 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited for Trustees of BT Pension Scheme holding as at 24 October 2005 of 12,604,826 shares (representing 7.412%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 8,609,165 shares (representing 5.062%)7 October 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 900,000 shares for cancellation on 6 October 2005 at a price of 289.5p per share6 October 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 5 October 2005 at a price of 289.5p per share4 October 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 2,025,000 shares for cancellation on 3 October 2005 at a price of 289.5p per share27 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company - Spelling correction - The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. no Replace longer had a notifiable interest27 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies no longer had a notifiable interest27 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. no longer had a notifiable interest26 September 2005 Director/PDMR Shareholding Mr John Hutson, Chief Executive Officer, on 26 September 2005 exercised 64,000 options to subscribe at 127.2p and 14,000 options at 167p, and immediately sold 64,000 shares at a price of 292.5p per share7 September 2005 Holding(s) in Company Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., holding as at 4 August 2005 of 7,024,857 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.05%)2 September 2005 Final Results Preliminary results for the year ended 24 July 20058 August 2005 Holding(s) in Company Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., holding as at 4 August 2005 of 7,284,175 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.21%)27 July 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 26 July 2005 of 9,838,826 shares (representing 5.684%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 9,329,473 shares (representing 5.390%)26 July 2005 Holding(s) in Company Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., holding as at 22 July 2005 of 6,375,417 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.687%)25 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 22 July 2005 at a price of 275.625p per share21 July 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 19 July 2005 of 10,463,826 shares (representing 6.002%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 9,329,473 shares (representing 5.351%)20 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 19 July 2005 at a price of 270p per share19 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 18 July 2005 at a price of 270p per share18 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 15 July 2005 at a price of 270p per share15 July 2005 Pre Year-End Trading Pre Year-End Trading Update Update7 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 2,250,000 shares for cancellation on 6 July 2005 at a price of 270.88p per share6 July 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 5 July 2005 at a price of 268.75p per share24 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) no longer had a notifiable interest23 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 22 June 2005 of 10,561,742 Ordinary Shares (representing 5.963%)23 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 21 June 2005 of 5,431,867 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.06%)23 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Capital Group Companies Inc no longer had a notifiable interest21 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 17 June 2005 of 10,503,638 shares (representing 5.923%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 9,401,301 shares (representing 5.301%)14 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG holding as at 13 April 2005 of 5,707,792 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.20%)13 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 13 June 2005 of 8,480,867 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.76%)9 June 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 8 June 2005 at a price of 280.5p per share6 June 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 3 June 2005 at a price of 284p per share3 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG no longer had a notifiable interest as at 2 June 20053 June 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 1 June 2005 of 10,733,737 Ordinary Shares (representing 6.01%)2 June 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 150,000 shares for cancellation on 1 June 2005 at a price of 277.5p per share31 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 335,000 shares for cancellation on 27 May 2005 at a price of 274p per share26 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 150,000 shares for cancellation on 25 May 2005 at a price of 271.25p per share25 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 275,000 shares for cancellation on 24 May 2005 at a price of 268p per share24 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 19 May 2005 of 10,754,720 Ordinary Shares (representing 5.99%)20 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 19 May 2005 of 10,881,831 Ordinary Shares (representing 6.06%)16 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 13 May 2005 of 10,000,000 shares (representing 5.50%)16 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 13 May 2005 at a price of 253p per share12 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation on 11 May 2005 at a price of 253.25p per share11 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 400,000 shares for cancellation on 10 May 2005 at a price of 254.5p per share10 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding as at 9 May 2005 of 10,826,831 (representing 5.92%)9 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 560,000 shares for cancellation on 6 May 2005 at a price of 255p per share6 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 5 May 2005 at a price of 257.925p per share5 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company Devon County Council material interest in 7,388,653 shares (representing 4.011%) (not a direct holding but as an interested party by virtue of relationship with Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited)5 May 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 29 April 2005 of 10,805,481 shares (representing 5.866%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 9,249,335 shares (representing 5.022%)5 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 285,000 shares for cancellation on 4 May 2005 at a price of 255p per share3 May 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 2,300,000 shares for cancellation on 29 April 2005 at a price of 249.73p per share29 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 27 April 2005 of 9,222,851 shares (representing 5.007%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 7,692,474 shares (representing 4.176%)29 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited holding as at 26 April 2005 of 5,540,179 shares (representing 3.008%); Devon County Council having a beneficial interest in the above shares29 April 2005 Third Quarter Trading Third Quarter Trading Update Update19 April 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 500,000 shares for cancellation on 18 April 2005 at a price of 264p per share18 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company Legal and General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries holding as at 14 April 2005 of 9,277,471 Ordinary Shares (representing 5.02%)18 April 2005 Directorate Change Elizabeth McMeikan appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect.15 April 2005 Director Shareholding On 15 April 2005 Mr John Hutson, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 15,000 options to subscribe at 92.4p per share and sold 5,232 shares at a price of 266p per share, and transferred 4,500 shares to his wife, Mrs N Hutson who sold 4,500 shares at 266p per share. Mr Hutson's interest was then 84,693 shares. In addition, Mrs Suzanne Baker, a board director, exercised 25,000 options to subscribe at 92.4p per share and sold 25,000 shares at a price of 266p per share on 15 April 2005, keeping her interest at 177 shares15 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company Deutsche Bank AG holding as at 13 April 2005 of 5,684,159 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.08%)7 April 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 6 April 2005 at 266p per share4 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 30 March 2005 of 7,766,045 shares (representing 4.182%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 6,149,725 shares (representing 3.312%)1 April 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 30 March 2005 of 7,410,190 shares (representing 3.974%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 5,793,870 shares (representing 3.108%)30 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 23 March 2005 of 7,029,748 shares (representing 3.751%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 5,413,428 shares (representing 2.889%)30 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 23 March 2005 of 7,568,742 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.038%)30 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding as at 24 March 2005 of 14,435,300 Ordinary Shares (representing 7.701%)30 March 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 700,000 shares for cancellation on 29 March 2005 at a aprice of 255.929p per share29 March 2005 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 1,000,000 shares for cancellation on 24 March 2005 at a price of 253.3625p per share24 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 23 March 2005 of 7,568,742 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.038%)23 March 2005 Directorate Change Anthony Lowrie, non-executive director, to retire from the Board with immediate effect16 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company Mrs Suzanne Baker, Commerdial Director, sold 16,742 shares at a price of 254.25p per share leaving a resulting holding of 177 New Ordinary Shares14 March 2005 Holding(s) in Company BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT Pension Schemes holding as at 10 March 2005 of 5,507,930 shares (representing 2.939%) and Hermes Focus Asset Management holding of 3,891,610 shares (representing 2.077%)4 March 2005 Interim Results For six months to 23 January 200523 February 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aegon UK Group of Companies holding as at 21 February 2005 of 5,672,836 Ordinary Shares (representing 3.3%)10 February 2005 Blocklisting Interim For Executive Share Option Schemes in period 1.7.04 to Review 1.1.0510 February 2005 Blocklisting Interim For Executive Share Option Schemes in period 1.1.04 to Review 1.7.048 February 2005 Holding(s) in Company Legal and General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries holding as at 8 February 2005 of 8,498,018 Ordinary Shares (representing 4.53%)8 February 2005 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding of 12,014,631 Ordinary Shares (representing 6.41%)24 January 2005 Smoking in Pubs Intention to prohibit smoking in approximately ten per cent. of Company's pubs at the end of May 2005, and in all its pubs in May 200619 January 2005 Trading Update Pre-close period trading update17 January 2005 Holding(s) in Company Federated Kaufmann Fund holding of 18,681,80 Ordinary Shares (representing 9.97%)15 December 2004 Holding(s) in Company Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) holding of 9,569,258 Shares (representing 5.11%)6 December 2004 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 250,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 235p per share1 December 2004 Transaction in Own Shares Company acquired 200,000 shares for cancellation on 30 November 2004 at a price of 228p per share 2. Documents filed at Companies House All of the documents listed below were filed with the Registrar of Companies inEngland and Wales on or around the dates indicated. Date Document Type Document filed 19 January 2005 363A Annual Return23 March 2005 288B Resignation of Anthony Lowrie19 April 2005 288A Appointment of Elizabeth McMeikan22 June 2005 288C Change of address details for Elizabeth McMeikan11 October 2005 Submission of Annual Report and Accounts16 October 2005 288B Resignation of Brian Jervis Copies of documents filed with the Registrar of Companies can be obtained fromCompanies House (www.companieshouse.gov.uk). 3. Documents sent to Shareholders The following documents have been sent to Shareholders: Date of publication Document Type Description 7 October 2005 Report & Accounts Results to 24 July 2005 In accordance with Article 27.3 of the Prospectus Directive, we confirm that, tothe best of our knowledge, the information relating to the Company referred toabove is up to date at the date of this announcement but it is acknowledged thatsuch disclosures may, at any time, become out of date, due to changingcircumstances. A copy of this Annual Information Update and copies of the documents referred toin it can be obtained from the Company Secretary at the Company's RegisteredOffice: Jim ClarkeJD Wetherspoon plcWetherspoon HouseCentral ParkReeds CrescentWatfordWD24 4QL Further information on the Company can be found at the Company's website:www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk 4. Contacts Jim Clarke, Company Secretary Tel: 01923 477777 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange