Holding in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
15 October 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 15,109,466 ordinary shares in
the company, which represents 7.15% of its issued ordinary share capital.