Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
23 January 2002


                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')

J D Wetherspoon has been advised that the under-mentioned directors have today
sold the following ordinary shares in the Company:

Name                                            Amount of shares                   Price

Mr John Hutson                                  3,000                              390p
Mrs Nienke Hutson                               3,000                              390p
(Wife of Mr Hutson)

Ms Suzanne Baker                                5,600                              390p





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