Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
09 January 2007


Letter to     Whitbread Plc
Letter dated  08 January 2007


UK COMPANIES ACT 1985 - SECTIONS 198-203 - Whitbread Plc (the 'Company')

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company ('shares') and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by
sections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act').

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 4 January 2007, The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ('GS Inc') of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, 
USA, was interested, by attribution only, in a total 14,806,576 shares.

Of these 14,806,576 shares:

•    The interest in 10,203,546 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by
     Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. 
     These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.

•    The interest in 4,603,030 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman
     Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as 
     custodian for its customers.  These shares are, or will be, registered in 
     the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.


Letter from   The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.



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