For immediate release
J D Wetherspoon plc (the "Company")
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Directorate changes
The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of J D Wetherspoon PLC will take place at 10:00am on Thursday 21st November 2019 at The Auditorium, Willis Towers Watson, 51 Lime St, London , EC3M 7DQ.
A copy of the Notice of AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is also available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and to view on the Company's website at https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/investors-home/general-meetings.
The Company has discussed succession plans for its non- executive directors with more than nine years' service with a number of its shareholders. The Company plans to:
- Appoint a non-executive director in due course to replace Elizabeth McMeikan who resigned on 8th October 2019. A further announcement will be made regarding the appointment of a senior independent director.
- Appoint, in due course, a non-executive director to replace Debra van Gene, who will stand down at the Annual General Meeting in November 2021.
- Appoint a non-executive director to replace Sir Richard Beckett, who will stand down at the Annual General Meeting in November 2022.
21 October 2019
Enquiries
Nigel Connor - Company Secretary
Tel.: 01923 477777
JD Wetherspoon plc
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