Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
28 December 2006



TO:  RNS


Please see below substantial shareholder announcement with regards to an 
increase in Credit Agricole Group's holding from 6.09% to 7.02%.

FROM:  WHITBREAD PLC


Letter to: Whitbread Group PLC
Dated:     27 December 2006


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 26th December 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    220,112,866       15,448,821        7.02

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


                                                                 No of shares
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited                   14,692,645
CPR Asset Management                                                 270,771
Credit Agricole Asset Management                                     134,467
GPI                                                                   35,456
PREDICA                                                                4,523
LCL                                                                  128,889
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank                                 182,070

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 
       Credit Agricole Group



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