Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
23 February 2006


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES
ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')


Whitbread PLC


This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd. 

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.


AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 53,289,003 Ord 58.33P in the
257,287,330 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act.  These shares are 
represented by a beneficial interest of 9,848,743 shares (3.83%), and a 
non-beneficial interest of 43,440,260 shares (16.88%).


The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 31/01/06,
is as per the attached Appendix.


This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from
21.34% to 20.71%


                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                               Whitbread PLC Ord 58.33P

Total number of shares held as at 31/01/06 was 53,289,003 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

Name of the                         Number of  Particulars of                           Registered as
Company/Fund                        Shares     Beneficial owners

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC           187,963    Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Distribution Fund                              Distribution Fund                        (UK) Limited a/c 845029
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC           333,362    Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
UK Growth Fund                                 UK Growth Fund                           (UK) Limited a/c 845005
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC            150,000   Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
UK Opportunities Fund                           UK Opportunities Fund                    (UK) Limited a/c 889598
(Non-Beneficial)

PPP Healthcare Group PLC             87,963    Guardian Royal Exchange plc and Subs Cos Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 13067
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA World Funds                       3,976    Trustees of AXA World Funds               Vidacos Nominees
British Equities Fund                          British Equities Fund                     London
(Non - Beneficial)


Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 20         18,582    Trustees of the Princes Pension Scheme   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                        Limited a/c 777094

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 29         25,366    Trustees of the Cobham Pension Plan      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                        Limited a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 31          6,773    Trustees of the Princes (1977) Pension   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                               Scheme                                   Limited a/c 785078

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     60,000    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited 

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    273,962    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867815

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 
A/c X                             1,290,151    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd
A/c X                               237,428    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867530

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd
A/c X                             2,555,397    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867372

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc    1,100,000    Sun Life Assurance Society Plc           HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   529,714    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867116

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X    34,285    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867220

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   326,571    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867268

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   360,000    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      5,868    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                                            a/c S66

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     13,393    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                         

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd    250,000    Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd         Sun Life International
(Beneficial)                                                                            a/c SLI11

AXA France                                0    (Registration details available on 
(Beneficial)                                   request)

AXA France                            5,987    (Registration details available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)     

AXA Belgium                           8,645    (Registration details available upon request)
(Beneficial)

AXA Colonia Konzern                 392,913    (Registration details available upon request)
(Beneficial)

AXA Colonia Konzern                  10,302    (Registration details available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Insurance UK                    331,216    AXA Free                                 Chase Nominees Ltd 
(Beneficial)                                                                            A/C BTO1C

AXA Sun Life plc                  1,550,000    AXA Sun Life plc                         AXA Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life                    (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance
 Assurance Society plc)                         Society plc)
(Beneficial)                                    

AXA General Unit Trust              188,021     HSBC Global Custody Nominee             HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
(Non - Beneficial)                              (UK) Limited as Trustees of the Trust   (UK) Limited a/c 880868


AXA UK Group Pension Scheme         510,361    AXA UK Group Pension Scheme              Chase Nominees Ltd
Equity Fund                                    Equity Fund                              a/c 00994
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Financial Inc                37,314,077    Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                     4,200,724    AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                       302,400    AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                       226,800    AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)

AXA Financial Inc *                 396,803    Alliance Capital Management LP - See Note below
(Non-Beneficial)

                                               Holding as % of Issued Capital

Total Beneficial Interest         9,848,743            3.83

Total Non-Beneficial Interest    43,440,260           16.88

          Total                  53,289,003           20.71%





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