Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
06 October 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 24,870,575 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 12.06% of its issued ordinary share capital.




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