Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
22 January 2003


                    J D Wetherspoon plc ('J D Wetherspoon')

J D Wetherspoon plc have today been advised that FMR Corp/Fidelity International
Limited now hold an interest in 17,444,061 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 8.14% of its issued ordinary share capital.


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