Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
16 August 2004







                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



J D Wetherspoon plc has today been advised that FMR Corp/Fidelity International
Limited now holds an interest in 17,224,867 ordinary shares in the company,
which represents 8.91% of its issued ordinary share capital.
















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