Wetherspoon chairman tops up

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Wetherspoon's chairman Tim Martin has topped up his stake in the pub group, with the purchase of more than £700,000 worth of shares, the company revealed today.

He took 300,000 shares at 239.6p a time and now holds about 33.5m shares, or just less than 24% in the company. His latest purchase comes after sharp falls in the company's share price.

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