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Whitbread PLC 24 July 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Whitbread Plc 2. Reason for the notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result ( ) in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd Credit Agricole Asset Management Group Calyon SA CPR Asset Management Le Credit Lyonnais Gestion Privee Indosuezl Predica 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 20/07/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24/07/07 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Holding after transaction went through percentage threshold 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering If possible using the transaction ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB00BIKJJ408 18,520,315 18,520,315 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights If possible using the ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B1KJJ408 18,333,151 18,333,151 9.28% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting financial Period/ Date rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 18,333,151 9.28% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: SAS Rue La Boetie Credit Agricole SA Calyon SA Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA 17,771,975 8.99% Credit Agricole Asset Management Group Le Credit Lyonnais Gestion Privee Indosuezl Predica CPR Asset Management Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Anne McLeod 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 214 6518 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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