Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
16 May 2005


                      J D Wetherspoon plc ('the Company')


J D Wetherspoon has today been advised that as at 13th May 2005 the Federated
Kaufmann Fund currrently holds an interest in 10,000,000 Ordinary shares in the
Company, which represents 5.50% of the issued ordinary share capital.



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