JD Wetherspoon plc

(the "Company")

Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) or connected persons

The Company  was informed on 19 September 2016 that John Hutson, Chief Executive Officer,  acquired 1,688 ordinary shares of the Company under the 2016 Deferred Bonus Scheme of the Company on 19 September 2016 at a price of 917.00 pence.

21 September 2016

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