Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
16 December 2005


To Whitbread PLC dated 13 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 52,227,628 ord GBP 0.5833 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 7,787,237 shares (3.02%), and a 
non-beneficial interest of 44,440,391 shares (17.22%).

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 12/12/05, 
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest 
holding from 2.98% to 3.02%                                   


From AXA Investment Managers

               DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                    Whitbread PLC ord GBP 0.5833 shares

Total number of shares held as at 12/12/05 was 52,227,628 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

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

AXA UK Investment      175,000   Trustees of AXA UK Investment  HSBC Global Custody Nominee     (Registration details
Co ICVC                          Co ICVC                        (UK) Limited                    available upon request)
Distribution Fund                Distribution Fund              Mariner House
(Non - Beneficial)                                              Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 845029

AXA UK Investment       24,685   Trustees of AXA UK Investment  Chase Nominees Ltd              Chase Nominees Ltd
Co ICVC                          Co ICVC
Global Distribution              Global Distribution Fund       a/c 17336                       a/c 17260
Fund
(Non - Beneficial)

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

PPP Healthcare          75,000   Guardian Royal Exchange plc    Chase Nominees Ltd              Chase Nominees Ltd
Group plc                        and Subs. Cos                  a/c 13067                       a/c 13067
(Non - Beneficial)                                              Trinity Tower                   Trinity Tower
                                                                9 St Thomas Moore Street        9 St Thomas Moore
                                                                London EC1                      Street
                                                                                                London EC1

Sun Life Nominees       11,606   Trustees of the Princes        HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Ltd A/c 20                       Pension Scheme                 (UK) Limited                    a/c 14653
(Non - Beneficial)               Princes Foods Ltd              Mariner House                   
                                 Royal Liver Building           Pepys Street
                                 Pierhead                       London EC3N 4DA
                                 Liverpool L3 1NX               a/c 777094

Sun Life Nominees       19,720   Trustees of the Cobham Pension HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Ltd A/c 29                       Plan                           (UK) Limited                    a/c 14654
(Non - Beneficial)               Brook Road                     Mariner House                   
                                 Wimborne                       Pepys Street
                                 Dorset DH21 2BH                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees        4,229   Trustees of the Princes (1977) HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Ltd A/c 31                       Pension Scheme                 (UK) Limited                    a/c 14655
(Non - Beneficial)               Princes Foods Ltd              Mariner House                   
                                 Royal Liver Building           Pepys Street
                                 Pierhead                       London EC3N 4DA
                                 Liverpool L3 1NX               a/c 785078

Sun Life Pensions       25,000   Sun Life Pensions Management   HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Management Ltd                   Ltd                            (UK) Limited                    a/c 1732
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House                   
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c ?

Sun Life Pensions      180,357   Sun Life Pensions Management   HSBC Global Custody Nominee     (Registration details
Management Ltd                   Ltd                            (UK) Limited                    available upon request)
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867815

Sun Life Pensions      806,013   Sun Life Pensions Management   HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Management Ltd A/c  X            Ltd                            (UK) Limited                    a/c 01744
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House                   
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions      237,428   Sun Life Pensions Management   HSBC Global Custody Nominee     (Registration details
Management Ltd A/c X             Ltd                            (UK) Limited                    available upon request)
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867530

Sun Life Pensions    1,595,401   Sun Life Pensions Management   HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Management Ltd A/c X             Ltd                            (UK) Limited                    a/c 19442
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House                   
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867372

Sun Life Assurance     900,000   Sun Life Assurance Society     HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Society Plc                      Plc                            (UK) Limited                    A/C 01720
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House                   
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit          529,714   Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    HSBC Global Custody Nominee     (Registration details
Assurance Ltd A/c X                                             (UK) Limited                    available upon request)
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867116

Sun Life Unit           34,285   Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    HSBC Global Custody Nominee     (Registration details
Assurance Ltd A/c X                                             (UK) Limited                    available upon request)
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867220

Sun Life Unit          326,571   Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Assurance Ltd A/c X                                             (UK) Limited                    a/c 07688 ?
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House                   
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867268

Sun Life Unit          360,000   Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    HSBC Global Custody Nominee     Chase Nominees Ltd
Assurance Ltd A/c X                                             (UK) Limited                    a/c 19445
(Beneficial)                                                    Mariner House                   
                                                                Pepys Street
                                                                London EC3N 4DA
                                                                a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions        5,868   Sun Life Pensions Management   Smith & Williamson Nominees     Smith & Williamson
Management Ltd                   Ltd                            Ltd                             Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                    1 Riding House Street           1 Riding House Street
                                                                London W1A 3AS                  London W1A 3AS
                                                                a/c S66                         a/c S66

Sun Life Pensions       13,393   Sun Life Pensions Management   BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited      BNY (OCS) Nominees
Management Ltd                   Ltd                                                            Limited
(Beneficial)                                                    ONE CANADA SQUARE               ONE CANADA SQUARE
                                                                LONDON                          LONDON
                                                                E14 5AL                         E14 5AL

Sun Life               250,000   Sun Life International (IOM)   Sun Life International          Sun Life
International (IOM)Ltd           Ltd                                                            International
(Beneficial)                                                    Isle of Man Limited a/c         Isle of Man Limited a/c
                                                                a/c SLI 11                      a/c SLI 11
AXA France               5,987   (Registration details
(Non - Beneficial)               available upon request)


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


AXA Colonia            403,220   (Registration details                                          Chase Nominees Ltd
Konzern                          available upon request)                                        a/c 23030
(Beneficial)                                                                                    

AXA Colonia              5,500   (Registration details                                          Chase Nominees Ltd
Konzern                          available upon request)                                        a/c 23030
(Non - Beneficial)                                                                              

AXA Insurance UK       257,142   AXA Free                       Chase Nominees Ltd              Chase Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                    A/C BTO1C                       a/c 29626

AXA Sun Life plc     1,325,000   AXA Sun Life plc               Axa Sun Life plc                Chase Nominees Ltd
(fmly Axa Equity &               (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life    107 Cheapside                   a/c 29622
Law Life Assurance               Assurance Society plc)         London EC2V 6DU
Society plc)
(Beneficial)                                                    

AXA UK Group           318,431   AXA UK Group Pension Scheme    Chase Nominees Ltd              Chase Nominees Ltd
Pension Scheme                                                  a/c 00994                       a/c 00994
Equity Fund                      Equity Fund                    Trinity Tower                   Trinity Tower
(Non - Beneficial)                                              9 St Thomas Moore               9 St Thomas Moore
                                                                Street                          Street
                                                                London EC1                      London EC1

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

AXA Rosenberg        6,125,556   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
(Non - Beneficial)               - See note below



                                 Holding as % of Issued
                                 Capital
Total Beneficial     7,787,237                           3.02
Interest
Total               44,440,391                          17.22
Non-Beneficial
Interest
            Total   52,227,628                          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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