Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
14 March 2005


                       JD Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')

    Notification of Interest in Shares under Section 198 Companies Act 1985


JD Wetherspoon plc was notified by Hermes Administration Services Ltd. on the
11th March 2005 that, as at 10th March 2005, BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The
Trustees of BT Pension Scheme holds an interest in ordinary shares in the
Company . The Shares are registered as follows:

BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd             394,411 shares                      0.210%
Chase Nominees Ltd                   5,454,142 shares                    2.911%
Total Shares                         5,848,142 shares                    3.121%
Amount of Shares on Loan             340,623 shares                      0.182%
Total Holding                        5,507,930 shares                    2.939%


JD Wetherspoon plc was further notified by Hermes Focus Asset Management, as
general partners of various partnerships managed by Hermes SLP Limited Lens
Investors (UK) LCC, both being subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management
Limited have an interest in ordinary shares of the Company. The Shares are
registered as follows:

Chase Nominees Ltd              3,891,610 shares                         2.077%
Total Shares                    3,891,610 shares                         2.077%


This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Focus Asset
Management Limited and/or Hermes SLP Limited and/or as a partner in one or more
of the partnerships.


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