Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
2 October 2002

Letter to Whitbread PLC
Dated 26 September 2002


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

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as 25 September
2002 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 295,512,386.  

Contact:  Geoff Smith - 020 7699 2305

From Barclays Plc


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