Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
17 July 2002



                    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 14,722,002 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 6.86% of its issued ordinary share capital.

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