Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
24 March 2005


                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')


J D Wetherspoon was yesterday advised on the 23rd March 2005 that as at that
date 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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