Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
05 February 2004





                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')


J D Wetherspoon plc have today been advised that FMR Corp/Fidelity International
Limited now hold an interest in 27,893,855 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 14.04% of its issued ordinary share capital.



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