Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
11 August 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 18,879,867 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 9.77% of its issued ordinary share capital.






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