Holding in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
9 October 2000

                               

J D Wetherspoon plc has today been advised that The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, now holds
18,647,265 ordinary shares in the company, representing 8.89%
of its issued ordinary share capital.

The shares are held by:

Capital Guardian Trust Company                 1,604,684     0.76%
Capital International Limited                  3,953,544     1.88%
Capital International, Inc.                      184,102     0.09%
Capital Research and Management Company       12,904,935     6.15%