Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
30 March 2005



                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')



J D Wetherspoon was today advised that as at the 23rd March 2005 the Aegon UK
Group of Companies hold an interest in 7,568,742 Ordinary shares in the Company,
which represents 4.038% of the issued ordinary share capital.














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