Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
12 December 2005


Letter to Whitbread PLC dated 9 December 2005



               NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 
                           COMPANIES ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')

Whitbread PLC

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 52,217,438 ord GBP 0.05833 shares in
the 258,036,608 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of 
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are 
represented by a beneficial interest of 7,702,237 shares (2.98%), and a 
non-beneficial interest of 44,515,201 shares (17.25%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 08/12/05, 
is as per the attached Appendix.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the total holding from 
19.65% to 20.23%

From AXA Investment Managers

                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                    WHITBREAD PLC ORD GBP 0.05833 SHARES

Total number of shares held as at 08/12/05 was 52,217,438 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

Name of the                         Number of  Particulars of                           Registered as
Company/Fund                        Shares     Beneficial owners

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC           175,000    Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    HSBC Global Custody Nominee
Distribution Fund                              Distribution Fund                        (UK) Limited a/c 845029
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC            24,685    Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17336
Global Distribution Fund                       Global Distribution Fund
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC            44,228    Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC    Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17260
Global Growth Fund                             Global Growth Fund
(Non-Beneficial)

PPP Healthcare Group PLC             75,000    Guardian Royal Exchange plc and Subs Cos Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 13067
(Non-Beneficial)

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 20         11,606    Trustees of the Princes Pension Scheme   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                        Limited a/c 777094

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 29         19,720    Trustees of the Cobham Pension Plan      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                        Limited a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 31          4,229    Trustees of the Princes (1977) Pension   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Non-Beneficial)                               Scheme                                   Limited a/c 785078

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     25,000    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited 

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    180,357    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867815

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 
A/c X                               806,013    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd
A/c X                               237,428    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867530

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd
A/c X                             1,595,401    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867372

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc      900,000    Sun Life Assurance Society Plc           HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   529,714    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867116

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X    34,285    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867220

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   326,571    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867268

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   360,000    Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
(Beneficial)                                                                            Limited a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      5,868    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                                            a/c S66

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     13,393    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd         BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                         

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd    250,000    Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd         Sun Life International
(Beneficial)                                                                            a/c SLI11

AXA France                            7,826    (Registration details available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)     

AXA Belgium                           8,645    (Registration details available upon request)
(Beneficial)

AXA Colonia Konzern                 403,220    (Registration details available upon request)
(Beneficial)

AXA Colonia Konzern                   5,500    (Registration details available upon request)
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Insurance UK                    257,142    AXA Free                                 Chase Nominees Ltd 
(Beneficial)                                                                            A/C BTO1C

AXA Sun Life plc                  1,240,000    AXA Sun Life plc                         AXA Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life                    (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance
 Assurance Society plc)                         Society plc)
(Beneficial)                                    

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme         323,831    AXA UK Group Pension Scheme              Chase Nominees Ltd
Equity Fund                                    Equity Fund                              a/c 00994
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Financial Inc                37,232,427    Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                     6,193,127    AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                       302,400    AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                       226,800    AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Financial Inc *                 398,022    Alliance Capital Management LP - See Note below
(Non-Beneficial)

                                               Holding as % of Issued Capital

Total Beneficial Interest         7,702,237            2.98

Total Non-Beneficial Interest    44,515,201           17.25

          Total                  52,217,438           20.23%

* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP                         

Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors 
Act of 1940.                         

Alliance Capital provides investment advisory services to corporate employee
benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
('ERISA'), public employee retirement systems, investment companies and separate
accounts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations,
endowment funds, tax-exempt organizations, and other institutional investors and
individuals.  Alliance Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its
clients which confers upon it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf
of its clients.  Under the federal securities laws, the right to vote or make
investment decisions with respect to a security (even if such right is
constrained by fiduciary duties and does not carry with it any pecuniary
interest in the securities) is enough to confer beneficial ownership on the
security on a person. Any shares deemed beneficially owned by Alliance Capital
were acquired solely for investment purposes in the ordinary course and not for
the purpose or intent of influencing control over the issuer.                         

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