Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
28 July 2004







                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



J D Wetherspoon plc have today been advised that FMR Corp/Fidelity International
Limited now hold an interest in 22,559,252 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 11.43% of its issued ordinary share capital.
















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