Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
31 January 2006





                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



The Company was today advised that as of 23 January 2006, Federated Kaufman Fund
holds 5,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company representing 3.01% of the
Company's issued ordinary share capital.





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