Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
23 June 2005



                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')


J D Wetherspoon was today advised that as at the 22nd June 2005 the Aegon UK
Group of Companies hold an interest in 10,561,742 Ordinary shares in the
Company, which represents 5.963% of the issued ordinary share capital.



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