Holding in Company

Whitbread PLC
25 July 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

WHITBREAD PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL AND GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT


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 SCHEDULE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

208,000


8)   ( 0.02 %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

25p ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

21 JULY 2000


11)  Date company informed

24 JULY 2000


12)  Total holding following this notification

14,836,810
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.98%


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 ... 25 JULY 2000 ...........................



COMPANIES ACT 1985 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

Consequent upon a sale in the market of 208,000 shares on the 21 July 2000, we
now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a concert party
and will be registered as follows:


Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245    4,325,915
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602       20,245
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612      425,013
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793       10,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605      509,578
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509      268,725
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203      122,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206    8,981,310
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007      174,024
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                                                  14,836,810     2.98%

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Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 496,700,000.