Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
07 January 2008


                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Wetherspoon (J.D.) PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Sanderson Asset Management Ltd
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

04-January-08
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07-January-08
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

12%
 

8. Notified details:

Not Applicable
 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB0001638955           16,379,148             16,379,148

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct       Indirect      Direct    Indirect  

GB0001638955         17,265,199        17,265,199   0             12.20%    0%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.              
             
N/A         N/A              N/A                 N/A                  N/A
 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

17,265,199                    12.20%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Not Applicable
 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

Sanderson Asset Management Ltd
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

Not Applicable
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

Not Applicable
 

13. Additional information:

Sanderson Asset Management Ltd ('Sanderson') acts as investment manager for the
clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients'). In acting for our Clients,
Sanderson are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to
vote on their behalf.  However, we do not act as our Clients' custodian and
therefore shares are not held in our name but in the name of each Client's
custodian bank.
 

14. Contact name:

Jeremy Knowles
 

15. Contact telephone number:

0207-468-5977


 

 





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