Result of Meeting
J D Wetherspoon plc announced that at its General Meeting on 23 July 2026, both resolutions were passed by poll. Resolution 1, approving the waiver from the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers regarding mandatory offers due to market purchases under the new buyback authority, was approved by independent shareholders. Resolution 2, approving the New Buyback Authority, also passed, replacing the existing authority until the 2027 annual general meeting.
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At the General Meeting of J D Wetherspoon plc ("J D Wetherspoon" or the "Company") held earlier today, 23 July 2026, both resolutions proposed at the meeting were duly passed by poll.
Resolution 1, to approve the waiver granted by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers of the obligation that would otherwise arise on the Concert Party to make an offer to shareholders of the Company pursuant to Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers as a result of any market purchases of Ordinary Shares by the Company pursuant to the New Buyback Authority, was approved by the Independent Shareholders.
Members of the Concert Party were not eligible to vote on Resolution 1.
Resolution 2, to approve the New Buyback Authority, was also duly passed. Accordingly, the New Buyback Authority has replaced the Existing Buyback Authority and will remain in force until the conclusion of the Company's annual general meeting to be held in 2027.
A summary of the certified votes in respect of each resolution will be made available shortly on the Company's website: https://www.investors.jdwetherspoon.com/
A copy of the resolutions and the certified votes have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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