Blocklisting Interim Review

Whitbread PLC
13 December 2005


                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:     WHITBREAD PLC



2. NAME OF SCHEME:      WHITBREAD EXECUTIVE APPROVED & UNAPPROVED SHARE
                        OPTION SCHEMES



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:    FROM:  16 MAY 2005   TO:  12 DECEMBER 2005



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)              1,500,000 ORDINARY 58 1/3P SHARES
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME:
   



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED          1,099,216
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/      400,784
   ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)              1,500,000 ORDINARY 58 1/3P SHARES
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF         12 MAY 2005
   ADMISSION:


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.

258,119,936

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:          DAREN LOWRY, ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
TELEPHONE:     [phone]





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