Wetherspoon (J.D.)

JDW · Main Market · Travel and Leisure · mcap £906m · 993.0p

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Tim Martin's total voting rights in J D Wetherspoon PLC have increased to 27.103856% 28 May · 1 notice

26.0% → 27.1%

share price at the notices 628.0p · now 993.0p 28 May 2026

Tim Martin 11 Dec · 1 notice

25.0% → 26.0%

share price at the notices 710.5p · now 993.0p 11 Dec 2025

Azvalor Asset Management SGIIC SA notified J D Wetherspoon PLC on October 8 8 Oct – 27 Apr · 3 notices

2.9% → 6.1%

share price at the notices 601.0–697.5p · now 993.0p 8 Oct 2025 6 Feb 2026 27 Apr 2026

FMR LLC notified J D Wetherspoon PLC on October 6 6 Oct · 1 notice

6.3% → 4.6%

share price at the notices 623.0p · now 993.0p 6 Oct 2025

Directors and managers

Last 12 months: bought £1k in 11 trades by 11 people · sold £47k in 3 trades · 122 other transactions (awards, vesting, tax sales, fee and dividend shares)

Own-money trades (bought or sold in the market) say most about what insiders think. Awards, vesting, shares sold to cover tax, fees and dividends taken in shares are part of pay.

Buys and sells All transactions 138

Date	Person	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
23 Sep 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	12	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	19	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
23 Sep 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	13	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	19	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	6	nil	–
23 Sep 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	18	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	19	nil	–
23 Sep 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	19	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	12	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	12	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	6	nil	–
17 Aug 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
17 Aug 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	18	nil	–
13 Aug 26	Helena GeogheganHelena Geoghegan is a person closely associated with Martin Geoghegan who is Operations Director of the issuer, J D Wetherspoon plc	Sell	3,000	826.0p	£25k
16 Jul 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	14	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
16 Jul 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	13	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	7	nil	–
16 Jul 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	21	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
16 Jul 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
29 Jun 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Sell	1,366	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	15	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	16	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	8	nil	–
17 Jun 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
17 Jun 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
14 May 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	17	nil	–
14 May 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	16	nil	–
14 May 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	8	nil	–
14 May 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
14 May 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	15	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
15 Apr 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	16	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	8	nil	–
15 Apr 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	23	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
15 Apr 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	15	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	22	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	22	nil	–
13 Mar 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	22	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	22	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	15	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	22	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	7	nil	–
13 Mar 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	23	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	22	nil	–
13 Mar 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
20 Feb 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Buy	13	764.0p	£99
20 Feb 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Buy	20	764.0p	£153
20 Feb 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Buy	20	764.0p	£153
20 Feb 26	David CapstickIT Director	Buy	20	764.0p	£153
20 Feb 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Buy	20	764.0p	£153
20 Feb 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Buy	13	764.0p	£99
20 Feb 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Buy	20	764.0p	£153
20 Feb 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Buy	7	764.0p	£53
20 Feb 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Buy	19	764.0p	£145
20 Feb 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Buy	20	764.0p	£153
20 Feb 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Buy	19	764.0p	£145
27 Jan 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Transfer	6,931	679.0p	£47k
27 Jan 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Transfer	6,931	679.0p	£47k
14 Jan 26	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	14	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	19	nil	–
14 Jan 26	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	13	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Emma GibsonAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	6	nil	–
14 Jan 26	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	20	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
14 Jan 26	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	20	nil	–
06 Jan 26	Helena GeogheganHelena Geoghegan is a person closely associated with Martin Geoghegan who is Operations Director of the issuer, J D Wetherspoon plc	Sell	3,000	745.4p	£22k
16 Dec 25	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Transfer	7,044	619.0p	£44k
15 Dec 25	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	14	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	David CapstickIT Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	14	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
15 Dec 25	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	21	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	16	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	25	nil	–
21 Nov 25	David CapstickIT & Property Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	16	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
21 Nov 25	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	24	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
21 Nov 25	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
06 Nov 25	See notification	Purchase	–	–	–
22 Oct 25	Tom BallPeople Director	Vesting	15	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Michael BarronCommercial Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Paul BrimmerPurchasing Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
22 Oct 25	David CapstickIT & Property Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Nigel ConnorCompany Secretary / Legal Director	Vesting	23	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Will FotheringhamAssociate Employee Director	Vesting	16	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Martin GeogheganOperations Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
22 Oct 25	John HutsonChief Executive Officer	Vesting	24	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Ben WhitleyFinance Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
22 Oct 25	Debbie WhittinghamEmployee Director	Vesting	24	nil	–
08 Oct 25	Harry MorleyN on-Executive Director	Vesting	7,500	nil	–
08 Oct 25	Harry MorleyN on-Executive Director	Vesting	7,500	nil	–
13 Oct 25 – 19 Aug 26	Employee share plan (SIP)7 monthly notifications · 13 people · small automatic salary deductions				£50k

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