Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release

18 May 2012

JD Wetherspoon plc

("the Company")

Announcement of transaction in ordinary shares by a Director/PDMR

The Company was informed on 17 May 2012 that Tim Martin, Chairman of JD Wetherspoon plc purchased 657,000 of the company's ordinary shares at a price of 377.4377p per share. Following this transaction, the number of shares held by Tim Martin and his connected parties is 33,472,473 ordinary shares in the Company which represents 26.56% of voting rights.

The Company was also informed yesterday that Mark Reckitt, a non-executive director of JD Wetherspoon plc purchased 2,000 of the company's ordinary shares at a price of 378.845p per share. Mr Reckitt's resultant holding is now 2,000 ordinary shares.

Enquiries

JD Wetherspoon plc

Sally Kenward, Asst. Company Secretary, Tel.: 01923 477764