Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
06 January 2004


                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')

J D Wetherspoon has today been advised that Nordea 1 - European Value Fund Sicav
currently holds an interest in 6,571,146 Ordinary shares in the Company, which
represents 3.30% of the issued ordinary share capital.


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