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Outspoken Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin sells nearly £10m worth of shares

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Wetherspoon (J.D.)

712.00p

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-1.93%
-14.00p

The outspoken founder and chairman of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, sold just over 1.36m shares in the pub chain at the end of last week, it emerged on Monday.

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The shares were sold at just over 739p each, netting Martin around £10m.

Following the sale, Martin's voting rights in the company now comprise of just over 30.8m shares, which is a stake of 24.58%.

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