Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
09 August 2002



                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')


J D Wetherspoon plc was advised on 8 August 2002 that FMR Corp/Fidelity
International Limited now hold an interest in 15,124,088 ordinary shares in the
company, which represents 7.05% of its issued ordinary share capital.



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