Holding in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
28 September 2001



                   J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')


J D Wetherspoon plc has today been advised that FMR Corp/Fidelity
International Limited now hold an interest in 12,858,497 ordinary shares in
the company, which represents 6.09% of its issued ordinary share capital.