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Whitbread PLC 31 August 2004 Letter to: Whitbread PLC Dated: 19 August 2004 Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 18 August 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 3.09%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below. The issued capital of 295,899,096 is the latest figure available to us. From: Geoff Smith Manager, Secretarial Services Barclays PLC LEGAL ENTITY REPORT WHITBREAD SEDOL: 3034545 As at 18 August 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 9,156,529 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 295,899,096 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Gerrard Ltd 741,514 .2506 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 530,186 .1792 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 55,896 .0189 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 3,541,548 1.1969 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 43,059 .0146 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 297,042 .1004 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 2,841 .0010 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 66,569 .0225 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 122,590 .0414 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 350,391 .1184 Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 61,318 .0207 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 2,989,090 1.0102 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 354,485 .1198 Group Holding 9,156,529 3.0946 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT WHITBREAD SEDOL: 3034545 As at 18 August 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 9,156,529 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 295,899,096 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding Bank of Ireland 53,476 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 55,896 Barclays Trust Co & Others 8,257 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 181 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 3,090 Barclays Trust Co E99 570 Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE 1,332 Barclays Trust Co R69 29,629 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 161,778 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 596,807 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 45,854 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00323364 1,107 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00323372 2,843 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00323496 1,752 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00324018 482 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00324085 819 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00324492 5,824 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00400687 771 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00497036 446 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00593965 667 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00594198 430 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00594465 772 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00595534 1,133 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00595712 518 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00595801 920 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00595968 518 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00569123 832 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00596980 1,874 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597103 479 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597324 1,544 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597332 446 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597359 410 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597375 1,530 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597383 1,972 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597448 1,512 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597537 535 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597758 1,019 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597782 425 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00645442 1,384 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00651361 534 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00668604 466 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00678693 933 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00679401 7,108 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00691088 815 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00692386 2,337 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00693030 1,477 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00693404 770 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00693900 1,030 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00694028 478 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00694222 668 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00696101 478 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697329 4,622 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697388 529 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697434 4,350 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697442 886 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697663 2,500 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703140 511 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703353 1,061 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703396 680 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703884 701 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703914 416 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00704007 470 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00807507 3,051 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00807663 676 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00830118 773 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00866805 999 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00870357 2,055 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00886083 604 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00887365 682 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03000000 663 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03000441 385 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100012 520 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100071 1,380 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100241 518 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100420 829 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100926 1,838 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101086 1,710 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101175 445 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101280 892 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101680 1,297 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101787 645 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101876 1,083 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102058 506 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102317 532 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102465 7,431 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102546 1,082 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102660 410 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03103119 748 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03105510 517 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03105820 492 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000093 748 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000182 756 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000344 508 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000662 680 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000697 4,548 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000832 488 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07001065 602 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07001332 417 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00222649 488 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00484015 1,193 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00595798 976 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00597758 746 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00673551 364 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00701601 1,247 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00703213 497 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00703825 622 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00703833 2,729 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00878188 597 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 00703094 549 Clydesdale Nominees HGB1025 00837619 4,288 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 404,139 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 66,719 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 47,559 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,317 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,452 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,239 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,219 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 17,087 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 117,960 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 21,150 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 70,020 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 435,304 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 46,719 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 49,713 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 416,089 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,389,177 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,755 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 73,990 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 19,314 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 14,653 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 199,123 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 35,576 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 2,718 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 5,017 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 2,580,590 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 156,519 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 9,044 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 19,856 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 46,713 JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,956 JPMorgan Chase Bank 140,918 JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,580 JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,257 JPMorgan Chase Bank 36,464 JPMorgan Chase Bank 35,797 JPMorgan Chase Bank 31,429 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,275 JPMorgan Chase Bank 7,944 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,152 Mellon Trust - Boston 48,839 Mitsubishi Trust International 1,466 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 5,296 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 15,624 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 33,187 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 165,970 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 97,336 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 331,221 R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 146,987 State Street 6,376 STATE STREET BOSTON 276,294 STATE STREET BOSTON 25,374 Swan Nominees Limited 2,652 Swan Nominees Limited 189 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 354,485 Total 9,156,529 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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