Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
07 August 2007


TR-1(i):            NOTIFICATION 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:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

03/08/07
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:

06/08/07
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 5% - 6% (L&G)
 

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 
                                              (viii)                  
Ord GBP                                                                      
0.76797385             11,830,960             11,830,960


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            Direct      Indirect       Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
Ord GBP                                                                      
0.76797385           11,899,433        11,899,433                 6.02
                                                                                      

 

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 
                                        
11,899,433                    6.02

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(13,605,024- 6.88% - Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)(13,605,024 - 6.88% - Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM)
(13,605,024- 6.88% - Total Position)

   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G)(11,899,433 - 6.02%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
                                           
Legal & General Investment Management        Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD)          Limited (Direct)(LGIH)
(6,389,136  - 3.23% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions          Legal & General Assurance Society 
Management)Limited (PMC)                     Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(6,389,136 - 3.23% = PMC)

                                             Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                             (Direct)(LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                N/A
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder 
will cease to hold:                          N/A
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease 
to hold voting rights:                       N/A
 

13. Additional information:

              Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                 197,536,198

 

14. Contact name:                            Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:                020 7528 6742
 



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