RNS Number : 7001J
  Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
  08 December 2008
   


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of        WETHERSPOON (JD)
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             YES
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
                                                                              NO
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached 
                                                                              NO
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                              NO
 Other (please specify):______________

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to              AEGON UK GROUP OF COMPANIES
 notification obligation:

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
 from 3):
                                                             4TH DECEMBER 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                             8TH DECEMBER 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                          3-4%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares       Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN code  transaction
                            Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting
                                                  rights                                                            rights

                                                                                          Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect
 GB0001638955                          5,438,879             5,438,879         5,584,844  5,394,124        190,720          3.88      0.14





 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 5,584,844                                      4.02%



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 AEGON UK GROUP OF COMPANIES - PARENT UNDERTAKING OF:
 AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK PLC
 AEGON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT UK LTD
 AEGON ICVC
  

 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                         AEGON UK GROUP OF COMPANIES

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
 cease to hold:

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


 13. Additional information:         AEGON UK GROUP OF COMPANIES  CONSISTS OF:
                                                 AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK PLC
                                            AEGON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT UK LTD
                                                                    AEGON ICVC
 14 Contact name:                                              MIRANDA BEACHAM

 15. Contact telephone number:                                   0131 549 3460


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

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