Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
30 April 2007

Letter to JD Wetherspoon
Dated 27th April 2007

We act as an Investment Manager for a number of large institutional investors.
In acting for our clients, we are given full discretion over the investments,
and are empowered to vote on their behalf.  However, Sanderson do not act as
their custodian and therefore shares are not held in Sanderson's name, but in
the nominee name of their custodian bank.

Sanderson:                 11,783,900                  Common Stock

Our records show you have the following shares in that class:

JD Wetherspoon            145,125,446                  Common Stock

As a result we exercise control over 8.119% of the shares in that class.

From:  Richard Cawdron
       Chief Operating Officer
       Sanderson Asset Management Limited



                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

WETHERSPOON (J.D.) PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

26-APRIL-07
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27-APRIL-07
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8%
 

8. Notified details:


NOT APPLICABLE 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 


GB0001638955            11,497,100             
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB0001638955         11,783,900        11,783,900   0             8.14%      0%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

N/A         N/A               N/A                  N/A                 N/A

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

11,783,900                          8.14%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


NOT APPLICABLE


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

NOT APPLICABLE
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

NOT APPLICABLE
 

13. Additional information:

SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD ('SANDERSON') ACTS AS INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR
THE CLIENTS DETAILED IN QUESTION 4 ABOVE (OUR 'CLIENTS').  IN ACTING FOR OUR
CLIENTS, SANDERSON ARE GIVEN FULL DISCRETION OVER THEIR INVESTMENTS AND ARE
EMPOWERED TO VOTE ON THEIR BEHALF.  HOWEVER, WE DO NOT ACT AS OUR CLIENTS'
CUSTODIAN AND THEREFORE SHARES ARE NOT HELD IN OUR NAME BUT IN THE NAME OF
EACH CLIENT'S CUSTODIAN BANK.



 

14. Contact name:

RICHARD CAWDRON
 

15. Contact telephone number:


0207-468-5976

 
Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares 
 

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

HEATHCOAT HOUSE
20 SAVILE ROW, 6TH FLOOR
LONDON W1S 3PR 

Phone number:

0207-468-5976

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

ATTN: RICHARD CAWDRON, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

SANDERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 

Contact address:

HEATHCOAT HOUSE
20 SAVILE ROW, 6TH FLOOR
LONDON W1S 3PR 
 

Phone number:

0207-468-5976 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

 

C: Additional information :

ATTN: RICHARD CAWDRON, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER







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