Director Shareholding

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
23 May 2003


                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')

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 23 May 2003.


Name                                      Scrip               Beneficial Holding as at 23 May 2003
                                     Allocation

Mr Timothy Randall Martin               231,970                                         32,997,807
(Chairman)

Mr John Hutson                              412                                             56,732
(Managing Director)

Mrs Nienke Hutson                             8                                              1,080
(Wife to John Hutson, MD)

Mr Jim Clarke                                98                                             13,489
(Finance Director)

Ms Suzanne Baker                            177                                             24,319
(Commercial Director)

Mr Brian Jervis                             175                                             34,549
(Non-Executive Director)





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