Director/PDMR Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
27 September 2006



                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



The Company announces that the following ordinary shares have been purchased
under the Company's Deferred Bonus Scheme on behalf of the undermentioned
directors:


Director       Date of purchase    Number of shares purchased     Purchase Price
John Hutson    18/9/06             5,085                          484p
Jim Clarke     18/9/06             3,453                          484p





Also on 18 September 2006, Mr Hutson has sold 2,085 ordinary shares at 484p per
share.



The company also announces that Liz McMeikan has today purchased 1,000 ordinary
shares in the Company at 508.5p per share.



Following these transactions the directors current shareholdings are now as
follows:


Director                         Shareholding
John Hutson                      81,693
Jim Clarke                       16,942
Liz McMeikan                     1,000








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