Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
09 January 2007


LETTER TO: WHITBREAD GROUP PLC
DATED:     5TH JANUARY 2007


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 4th January 2007, such shares being equal to or more 
than 3% of the nominal value of the Company's voting shares capital.

Description of    ISIN/SEDOL    No of shares     No of shares     %
  Interest                        in issue           held

Ordinary Shares   GB00B15F1S11  220,112,893      17,701,447      8.04


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

                                                                     No of 
                                                                     shares

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited                    16,773,085
CPR Asset Management                                                  270,771
Credit Agricole Asset Management                                      124,889
GPI                                                                    35,456
PREDICA                                                                 4,523
LCL                                                                   306,433
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank                                  186,290


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


LETTER FROM: KAREN BROWNE
             SENIOR COMPLIANCE EXECUTIVE  
             CREDIT AGRICOLE GROUP  

  
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