Wetherspoon (J.D) Regulatory News (JDW)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

JD Wetherspoon Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

13th January 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14th January 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0001638955

17,243,395

17,243,395

16,983,395

13.83

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

16,983,395

13.83

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Not applicable.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

Not applicable.

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

Not applicable.

13. Additional information:

SAM LLP acts as investment manager for its clients ("Clients"). In acting for the Clients, SAM LLP is given full discretion over their investments and is empowered to vote on their behalf. However, SAM LLP does not act as the Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in SAM LLP's name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank.

14. Contact name:

Jalpa Dhokia

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 468 5977

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Heathcoat House

Savile Row, 6th Floor

London W1S 3PR

Phone number & email

0207 468 5977

jdhokia@sandersonam.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Attn: Jalpa Dhokia

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

Contact address

Heathcoat House

Savile Row, 6th Floor

London W1S 3PR

Phone number & email

0207 468 5977

jdhokia@sandersonam.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Attn: Jalpa Dhokia

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.