Wetherspoon (JD) PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (2931S)

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RNS Number : 2931S

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

19 December 2016

For immediate release

JD Wetherspoon plc ("the Company")

Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected persons

JD Wetherspoon plc was notified on 19 December 2016 (that as part of the Company's partnership shares plan, whereby employees are able to purchase ordinary shares in the Company using deductions from monthly salary at the then prevailing market price), EES Corporate Trustees Limited acquired the following ordinary shares of the Company on behalf of directors and PDMRs at a price per ordinary share of 860.50 pence on 19 December 2016:

 
 Name                Role                           No. of ordinary 
                                                    shares purchased 
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 John Hutson         Chief Executive Officer              18 
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 Martin Geoghegan    Operations Director                  18 
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 David Capstick      IT & Property Director               18 
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 Su Cacioppo         Personnel & Legal Director           18 
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 Miles Slade         Deputy Operations Director           15 
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 Ben Whitley         Finance Director                     18 
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This monthly notification is made pursuant to Article 19.3 Market Abuse Regulation.

Enquiries:

Alex Bull,

PA to Finance Director

abull@jdwetherspoon.co.uk

Tel.: 01923477936

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