Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
23 February 2005







                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



J D Wetherspoon was yesterday advised on the 21st February 2005 that as at that
date the Aegon UK Group of Companies hold an interest in 5,672,836 Ordinary
shares in the Company, which represents 3.30% of the issued ordinary share
capital.














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