Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
20 April 2005

Letter to: Whitbread PLC
Dated: 18 April 2005


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

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as 15 April 2005
Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company.

According to our records your Company's Issued Share Capital is 299,326,604.


From: Geoff Smith
      Manager, Secretarial Services
      Barclays PLC


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