Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
04 April 2005


                               JD Wetherspoon plc

                                ('the Company')


    Notification of Interest in Shares Under Section 198 Companies Act 1985


JD Wetherspoon plc was today notified by Hermes Administration Services Ltd.
that, as at 30 March 2005, BriTel Fund Trustees Limited - The Trustees of BT
Pension Scheme holds an interest in ordinary shares in the company. The shares
are registered as follows:

BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd.             394,411 shares                     0.212%
Chase Nominees Ltd.                   7,712,257 shares                   4.154%
Total Shares                          8,106,668 shares                   4.366%
Amount of Shares on Loan              340,623 shares                     0.184%
Total Holding                         7,766,045 shares                   4.182%


JD Wetherspoon plc was further notified by Hermes Focus Asset Management, as
general partners of various partnerships managed by Hermes SLP Limited Lens
Investors (UK) LCC, both being subsidiaries of Hermes Pensions Management
Limited have an interest in ordinary shares of the company. The Shares are
registered as follows:

Chase Nominees Ltd.              6,149,725 shares                        3.312%
Total Holding                    6,149,725 shares                        3.312%


This notifiable interest arises either as controller of Hermes Focus Asset
Management Ltd. and/or Hermes SLP Limited and/or as a partner in one or more of
the partnerships






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