Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
16 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 24,124,015 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 12.23% of its issued ordinary share capital.


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