Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
22 April 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Whitbread PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Legal & General Group Plc



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


See 2 above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


558,935



6. Percentage of issued class


0.19%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed






8. Percentage of issued class






9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 50p each



10. Date of transaction


16 April 2003




11. Date company informed


22 April 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


11,998,672



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.05%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Daren Lowry     0207 806 5464



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Daren Lowry, Assistant Company Secretary



Date of notification


22 April 2003



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