Holding in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
10 October 2000


            J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')
                               

J D Wetherspoon plc has today been notified that CGNU plc
holds a material interest in 14,147,571 ordinary shares in the
company representing 6.74% of J D Wetherspoon's issued
ordinary share capital.

The shares are held as follows:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                    3,016,380
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                       7,167,639
Chase GA Pension Nominees Ltd                       466,828
Chase Nominees Ltd                                    4,700
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                  3,483,724
State Street Bank Nominees Ltd                        8,300