Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
15 January 2002



                   J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')

J D Wetherspoon has been advised on 14 January 2002 that Morley Fund
Management Limited (a subsidiary of CGNU plc) and CGNU plc are now interested
in 8,508,778 ordinary shares in the Company representing 3.99% of J D
Wetherspoon's issued ordinary share capital.



The shares are held as follows:


BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd        3,515,781

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd           2,070,778

CUIM Nominee Ltd                      2,922,219