Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
13 June 2002


                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')


J D Wetherspoon was yesterday advised that Mr John Herring has today sold 4,000
JD Wetherspoon shares at a price of 330p per share, following this sale Mr
Herring's Self-Invested Personal Pension Scheme purchased 6,000 JD Wetherspoon
shares at a price of 333p per share.




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