Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
21 November 2002


                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')

J D Wetherspoon plc was advised on 21 November 2002 that FMR Corp/Fidelity
International Limited now hold an interest in 14,938,377 ordinary shares in the
company, which represents 6.97% of its issued ordinary share capital.

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