Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
16 January 2008


                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Whitbread PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

11/01/08
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/01/08
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 7% - 6% (L&G)
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

Ord GBP                12,871,095                 12,871,095
0.7679738
5

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

Ord GBP
0.7679738           11,985,398       11,985,398                    6.75
5
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

11,985,398                        6.75
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(12,971,066 - 7.31% = Total Position)  
  
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited 
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (12,971,066 - 7.31% = Total Position) 
  
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(12,971,066 - 7.31% = Total Position)  
 
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,985,398 - 6.75% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)     Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                            Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 
(7,568,896 - 4.26 % = PMC) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)      Legal & General Assurance Society 
Limited (PMC) (7,568,896 - 4.26 % = PMC)             Limited  (LGAS & LGPL) 


                                                     Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  
                                                     (LGPL)
 




Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of  177,372,986
 

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851


 



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