12^th January 2026

J D WETHERSPOON PLC

Non-Executive Director Appointment

J D Wetherspoon plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of John Herring as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.  He will become chair of the audit committee.

John is a qualified Chartered Accountant and in 1986, joined the corporate finance department of Kleinwort Benson, where he was involved in the IPOs on the London Stock Exchange for several companies, including that of JD Wetherspoon plc. In 1996 he established his own private equity advisory business and has acted as a non-executive director on the boards of several public and private companies, including JD Wetherspoon plc from 1997 to 2011, the restaurant company, Hawksmoor Limited and sandwich shop chain, Eat Limited.  He is currently non-executive chairman of Ceiba Investments Limited.

Enquiries:

John Hutson                       Chief Executive Officer                  01923 477777

Ben Whitley                       Finance Director                               01923 477777

Eddie Gershon                  Company spokesman                    07956 392234

Notes to editors

1.    Further details on John Herring

John Herring has had the following directorships in publicly quoted companies during the previous five years:

2018 to date - non-executive chairman of Ceiba Investments Limited (Prior to 2018 he was a non-executive director of the company from 2009. The company listed in 2018)

At the date of this announcement, John has no holding in the ordinary shares of the Company.

This announcement includes information required by UK Listing Rules 6.4.6 to 6.4.8 and there is no information to report under Listing Rule 6.4.8R (2) - (6) inclusive in relation to John Herring. 

2.    J D Wetherspoon owns and operates pubs throughout the UK. The Company aims to provide customers with good-quality food and drink, served by well-trained and friendly staff, at reasonable prices. The pubs are individually designed, and the Company aims to maintain them in excellent condition.

3.    Visit our website:  www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

4.    This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to the shareholders of J D Wetherspoon, to meet the requirements of the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It should not be relied on by any other party, for any other purposes. Forward-looking statements have been made by the directors in good faith, using information available up until the date on which they approved this statement. Forward-looking statements should be regarded with caution, because of the inherent uncertainties in economic trends and business risks.

5.    This announcement contains inside information on JD Wetherspoon plc.