Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
20 May 2003

                              JD Wetherspoon plc

JD Wetherspoon plc ('the Company') announces that today Mr. Tim Martin,
Executive Chairman, sold 130,828 shares in the Company at a price of 230 pence
per share.

In addition the Company advises that Mr. Martin has accepted the Scrip Dividend
Alternative, announced to shareholders at the interim results on 7 March 2003,
in respect of his entire entitlement being 231,970 shares, such dividend payable
on 23 May 2003.

Following these transactions Mr. Martin's beneficial holding in the Company will
be 32,997,807 shares representing approximately 15.4% of the current issued
ordinary share capital.

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