Wetherspoon (J.D) Regulatory News (JDW)

17 Aug 2006 14:56

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC17 August 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 15 August 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 Ltd. Trustees of BT Pension Scheme 302,197 0.197% Subsidiary Holdings:----------------------Chase Nominees Ltd. Hermes Assured Limited 1,324,543 0.864% Indirect Holdings-------------------Chase Nominees Ltd Hermes UK Focus Fund 4,650,352Chase Nominees Ltd The Second Hermes UK Focus 1,712,048 FundChase Nominees Ltd The Third Hermes UK Focus 2,702,924 FundTotal Indirect Holdings 9,065,324 5.914% Total Interest 10,692,064 6.975% Stock on Loan 900,689 0.588% 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