Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
28 November 2006


Letter to: Whitbread Group plc


Section 198 Notification

We write as required by section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act') to
give notice that Credit Agricole Group have an interest in the Company's voting
shares stated below as of 24th November 2006, such shares being equal to or more
than 3% of the nominal value of the Company's voting share capital.

Description of     ISIN/SEDOL      No. of shares    No. of shares    %
  interest                           in issue           held     
    
Ordinary Shares    GB00B15F1S11    219,492,320       9,550,486      4.35

These shares are or will be registered in the name of:

                                                                   No. of
                                                                   shares

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited                    9,112,109
CPR Asset Management                                                 270,771
Credit Agricole Asset Management                                     124,531
GPI                                                                   35,456
PREDICA                                                                4,523
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank                                   3,096

By virtue of section 203 of the Act, the following companies also have an
interest in these shares.

     •  Credit Agricole SA
     •  Credit Agricole Asset Management Group
     •  Calyon SA
     •  Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA
     •  SAS Rue La Boetie


From:  Karen Browne
       Senior Compliance Executive
       Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank



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