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J D Wetherspoon plc announced on 25th March 2026 that following the maturity of an unapproved SIP award on 24th March 2026, shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at £5.68 per share and transferred to the vested accounts of 12 Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs). This involved the transfer of 18,495 shares to those PDMRs, while three other PDMRs elected to receive a cash equivalent for their awards, representing 22,683 matured shares, with no shares purchased for them.
| Date | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 13:49:42 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1249Y |
J D Wetherspoon plc
("the Company")
Share Incentive Plan - Unapproved Vest
The Company was informed on 25th March 2026 that following the maturity on 24th March 2026 of an unapproved SIP award dated 24th March 2023, the following shares were bought on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £5.68 per share in satisfaction of the award less tax and NI and transferred to the vested share account of the Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility(PDMRs) listed below.
|
|
|
Shares matured |
Shares bought / transferred |
|
PDMRs |
|
|
|
|
Ben Whitley |
|
5,088 |
2,697 |
|
James Ullman |
|
4,263 |
2,260 |
|
David Capstick |
|
6,733 |
3,569 |
|
Debbie Whittingham |
|
1,598 |
847 |
|
Emma Gibson |
|
194 |
113 |
|
Hudson Simmons |
|
507 |
295 |
|
Jonathan Yates |
|
1,650 |
875 |
|
Martin Geoghegan |
|
6,332 |
3,356 |
|
Michael Barron |
|
2,868 |
1,521 |
|
Nigel Connor |
|
2,931 |
1,554 |
|
Paul Brimmer |
|
2,656 |
1,408 |
The following PDMRs elected to take their award in a cash equivalent based on a price of £5.68 per share less tax and NI and no shares were purchased and transferred in satisfaction of the award.
|
|
Shares matured |
Shares bought / transferred |
|
PDMRs |
|
|
|
John Hutson |
18,597 |
0 |
|
Tom Ball |
2,868 |
0 |
|
Will Fotheringham |
1,218 |
0 |
25th March 2026
Nigel Connor
Company Secretary
Tel.: 01923 477777