Holding(s) in Company

Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
28 July 2006


                               JD Wetherspoon plc
                                 ('the Company')

    Notification of Interest in Shares Under Section 198  Companies Act 1985


JD Wetherspoon plc was yesterday notified by Hermes Administration Services Ltd.
that, as at 25 July 2006, Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited amd Hermes SLP
Limited hold a material interest in 7,535,524 ordinary shares in the company.
The shares are registered as follows:


Holdings
----------
Chase Nominees Ltd     Hermes UK Focus Fund                 4,765,610    3.101%
Chase Nominees Ltd     The Third Hermes UK Focus Fund       2,769,914    1.802%
Total Holdings                                              7,535,524    4.903%


These shares are held through an interest in UK Limited Partnerships, in which
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited is a General Partner and Hermes SLP
Limited is a Limited Partner.




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