AGM/GM Statement

JD WETHERSPOON PLC

10 November 2016

Result of Annual General Meeting and General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of JD Wetherspoon plc ("JD Wetherspoon" or the "Company") held earlier today, 10 November 2016, all resolutions proposed at the meeting were duly passed by poll.

 A summary of the certified votes in respect of each resolution is available on the Company's website at:

www.jdwetherspoon.com/investors-home

A copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

At the General Meeting of the JD Wetherspoon held after the Annual General Meeting today, resolution 1 proposed at the meeting was duly passed by poll. Members of the Concert Party (being Tim Martin and Felicity Martin who, for the purposes of the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, are deemed to be acting in concert) were not eligible to vote on resolution 1. The number of ordinary shares held by the Concert Party is 33,466,934 representing approximately 29.96% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

The company notes the number of votes received against resolution 1 of the General Meeting. As referred to in the notice of the General Meeting, the Company did undertake a consultation process with a number of shareholders prior to the General Meeting to discuss any concerns relating to this resolution.

The Company continues to take its responsibility to engage with shareholders seriously and will assess the feedback it has received to inform any future decisions and consultations.

A summary of the certified votes in respect of the resolution is available on the Company's website at:

www.jdwetherspoon.com/investors-home

Enquiries

Nigel Connor Tel.: 01923 4777892

Company Secretary, JD Wetherspoon plc