Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
16 May 2002




                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')


The company advises that the following Directors' shareholdings have increased
as shown below as a result of their acceptance of the Scrip Dividend Alternative
payable on 17 May 2002.


Name                                   Scrip      Shareholding as at 17 May 2002
                                  Allocation


Mr Timothy Randall Martin             95,419                          31,670,735
(Chairman)


Mr John Hutson                           377                              55,929
(Managing Director)


Mrs Nienke Hutson                         49                               1,065
(Wife to John Hutson, MD)


Mr Jim Clarke                             40                               7,206
(Finance Director)


Mr Brian Jervis                           91                              30,180
(Non-Executive Director)



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