Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
17 December 2002



Letter to Whitbread PLC 
Dated 11 December 2002

Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 10 December 2002 Barclays PLC, through the legal 
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the 
capital of your Company of 3.01%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 295885061 is the latest figure available to us. 

Letter from Barclays Plc
 



                              LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
WHITBREAD                                                        SEDOL: 3034545 

As at 10 December 2002 Barclays Plc, through the legal entities listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 8,899,732 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.01% of the 
issued share capital of 295,885,061 units. 
  
                                                                     Percentage  
Legal Entity                                              Holding          Held

Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd                       137,102        0.0463  
Woolwich Life Ltd                                          94,400        0.0319
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                         3,032,791        1.0250
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                            85,349        0.0288  
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                            87,214        0.0295
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd                        22,784        0.0077
Barclays Global Investors Japan Inv                         6,802        0.0023
Barclays Global Fund Advisors                              58,836        0.0199  
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                 287,114        0.0970
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust                     398,408        0.1346  
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                            469,862        0.1588  
Barclays Global Investors Australia                        85,417        0.0289
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                           4,133,653        1.3970

                                     Group Holding      8,899,732        3.0077 



                          REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

As at 10 December 2002 Barclays Plc, through the registered holders listed 
below, had a notifiable interest in 8,899,732 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.01% of 
the issued share capital of 295,885,061 units. 

                                                       Account          
Registered Holder                                      Destination      Holding

ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA                         ALMLUFTT         170,068  
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES                         ASTEXMTT         101,162
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA                         ASUKEXTT         364,163  
Bank of Ireland                                        BNX009IE          81,944  
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI                                           87,214
Barclays Global Investors Japa                         BTS026IE           5,732
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                               11,561
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                               900
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                                   5,412
Barclays Trust Co E99                                                     1,572
Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE                                              1,332
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                    64,572
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLENTFUK           8,302
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLENTPUK           4,836
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLEOFDUK          97,404  
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLEOPTUE          34,333  
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLEOPTUK         277,780
BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy                                   BLINTNUK          15,272  
BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLINTPUK          31,935  
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA                         BLUKINTT       3,379,616
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST                            591668          72,886
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     500227       1,219,034
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     502872         457,962
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     508068         135,815
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     527191         307,957
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     536747          13,848
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     552942         191,879
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                                     569565           4,323
Chase Manhattan Bank                                     585439           3,429
Chase Manhattan Bank                                     586528           4,284
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA                         CHATRKTT         118,644
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             428169          20,800
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             555879           5,511
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             573039          24,073
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             583293         127,159
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             586072          40,920
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             588888           2,889
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             590421          20,289
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             592252          46,825
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                             911140           8,452
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                      540186          17,672
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                      555465          67,745
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTC034IE           3,948
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTC045IE          30,632
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTGF01IE          60,269
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTGF04IE          33,254
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTGF05IE          35,371
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTGF06IE          10,950
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTGF07IE           7,184
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTK001IE          32,814
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS004IE          32,731
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS005IE           4,036
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS006IE          21,010
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS009IE          10,527
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS015IE          13,057
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS018IE           1,899
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS019IE           3,128
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS024IE           2,674
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                    BTS028IE          89,192
Mitsubishi Trust International                         BNN018IE           1,466  
Mitsubishi Trust International                         BNN024IE           5,314
Mitsubishi Trust International                         BNN033IE           7,449
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                           581610          11,325
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                           584069           8,942
Nutraco Nominees Limited                                                 94,400  
State Street                                           BNN032IE           9,804
State Street                                           BNX012IE           6,559
State Street                                           BNX019IE           6,802
State Street                                           BNX021IE              31
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST                              713101         297,791
Sumitomo TB                                            BNN029IE           7,702  
Sumitomo TB                                            BNN031IE           2,826  
Sumitomo TB                                            BNN036IE           5,864
Sumitomo TB                                            BNN044IE             530
Sumitomo TB                                            BNN052IE           7,613
Swan Nominees Limited                                                    22,784
UBS Limited                                              583996          65,234  
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  287,114 

                                                             Total    8,899,732 
  

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