Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
25 August 2004



                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



J D Wetherspoon plc have today been advised that FMR Corp/Fidelity International
Limited now hold an interest in 15,370,777 ordinary shares in the company, which
represents 7.95% of its issued ordinary share capital.




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