Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
1 November 2002


Letter to Whitbread Plc - dated 29th October 2002

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 81,574 shares on the 28 October
2002, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a
concert party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603     2,100,692
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245     1,401,382
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602         9,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612       400,007
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605       318,946
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509       266,835
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206     6,912,162
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007       101,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332        25,600
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203       337,600

                                                   11,873,224      4.01%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your
issued share capital is 295,885,061.

Letter from Legal & General Investment Management Limited



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