Holding in Company

Whitbread PLC
14 August 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WHITBREAD PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     SEE BELOW

6)   (N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   (N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     25P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     10 AUGUST 2000

11)  Date company informed

     11 AUGUST 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     14,977,993
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.01%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MRS P. TOWNSEND     020 7615 1111

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....14 AUGUST 2000................




                                   NOTIFIABLES
                                 POSITION REPORT

Client Fund Reporting Group: PPMB

            Shares in  Registered Holder                     Current   Holding
              Issue                                          Holding      %
WHITBREAD
 0960502 
ORD GBP0.25
                     
          497,533,596  BK OF BERMUDA (G'NSEY) A/C PGGF         5,075
                       M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS AA              230,500
                       M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE             103,473
                       M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPM             180,000
                       M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS G               141,407
                       M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS HB              250,000
                       PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI         171,500
                       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC    11,198,651
                       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC       384,802
                       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     2,298,785
                       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC        13,800

          497,533,596                                     14,977,993     3.01