Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
30 November 2000


              J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')
                               

The Company advises that the following Directors'
shareholdings have increased as shown below as a result of
their acceptance of the Scrip Dividend Alternative payable on
30 November 2000.
                        
                        Record Date   
                            Holding       Scrip         New
Name                     at 29/9/00  Allocation       Total
----                     ----------  ----------       -----

Mrs Suzanne Baker            30,238         169      30,407
Mr Jim Clarke                 7,066          40       7,106
Mr John Hutson              132,695         740     133,435
Mr Brian Roy Jervis          29,673         166      29,839