Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2582E

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC

24 September 2008

JD Wetherspoon plc

('the Company')

Deferred Bonus Scheme

The Company announces that it has been informed that the trustee to the scheme purchased the following ordinary shares to satisfy awards to be made pursuant to the Company's Deferred Bonus Scheme to the under mentioned directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMRs):

2008 Scheme

The following shares were purchased on 18th September 2008.

Directors	Number of shares purchased
John Hutson	97,729
Keith Down	64,481
Paul Harbottle	49,491
Su Cacioppo	43,220
PDMRs
David Capstick	46,344
Julie Centracchio	35,431
Martin Geoghegan	35,448
Rebecca Payton	32,185

The above shares will vest over a three year period. The 0 month vest is set out below.

2008 - 0 month vest

Directors	Number of shares vesting	Number of shares sold to cover tax	Additional shares sold
John Hutson	32,576	13,357	19,219
Keith Down	21,493	8,813	12,680
Paul Harbottle	16,497	6,764	-
Su Cacioppo	14,406	5,907	-
PDMRs
David Capstick	15,448	6,334	9,114
Julie Centracchio	11,810	4,843	-
Martin Geoghegan	11,816	4,845	-
Rebecca Payton	10,728	4,399	-

In addition, the following shares vested under the 2007 and 2006 tranches:

2007 - 12 month vest

The following shares were traded on 18th September 2008. The sale price for all shares was £2.9636:

Directors	Number of shares vesting	Number of shares sold to cover tax	Additional shares sold
John Hutson	2,428	996	-
Keith Down	15,686	6,432	9,254
Paul Harbottle	975	400	-
Su Cacioppo	1,021	419	-
PDMRs
David Capstick	1,119	459	-
Julie Centracchio	731	300	-
Martin Geoghegan	844	347	-
Rebecca Payton	622	256	-

2006 - 24 month vest

The following shares were traded on 19th September 2008. The sale price for all shares was £2.9150.

Directors	Number of shares purchased	Number of shares sold to cover tax
John Hutson	5,086	2,086
Paul Harbottle	1,941	796
Su Cacioppo	2,237	918
PDMRs
David Capstick	2,388	980
Julie Centracchio	1,431	587
Martin Geoghegan	1,903	781
Rebecca Payton	1,298	533