Blocklisting Interim Review

Whitbread PLC
13 December 2005


                             SCHEDULE 5

                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:

Whitbread Plc

2. NAME OF SCHEME:

Whitbread Savings Related Share Option Scheme

3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM: 16 May 2005    TO:  12 December 2005



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

1,500,000 Ordinary 58 1/3p Shares



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

391,081

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

1,108,919

7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

1,500,000 Ordinary 58 1/3p shares

12 May 2005

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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