Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
20 July 2004


JD Wetherspoon plc

20 July 2004

                       JD Wetherspoon plc (the 'Company')


JD Wetherspoon plc was today advised that as a result of the Company's ongoing
share buy-back programme, the notifiable interest of Mr Timothy Randall Martin,
non-executive Chairman, has increased to 17.2 per cent. of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.  Further to the announcement on 8 June 2004, JD
Wetherspoon plc was today advised that the notifiable interest of Mr Anthony
Carmell Lowrie, non-executive director, is 3.9 per cent. of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.  Mr Martin's and Mr Lowrie's beneficial interests remain
32,997,807 and 7,471,619 ordinary shares of the Company, respectively.



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