Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
30 October 2006

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 
('THE ACT')

WHITBREAD

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 34,840,873 Ord in the 219,492,327
share capital immediately after the times when the obligation of disclosure
arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a
beneficial Interest of 7,991,206 shares (3,64%), and a non-beneficial interest
of 26,849,667 shares (12.23%).

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 27/10/06,
is as per the attached Appendix.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from 
16.03% to 15.87%


                     DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                           WHITBREAD        Ord

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

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                 159,768            Trustees of AXA UK Investment         HSBC Global Custody 
Distribution Fund                                            Co ICVC Distribution Fund             Nominees (UK) Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 845029

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                  57,723            Trustees of AXA UK Investment         HSBC Global Custody 
UK Growth Fund                                               Co ICVC UK Growth Fund                Nominees (UK) Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 845005

PPP Healthcare Group plc                   56,968            Guardian Royal Exchange plc           Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                             and Subs. Cos                         a/c 13067
                                                                                                   Trinity Tower
                                                                                                   9 St Thomas Moore St
                                                                                                   London EC1

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd           51,000            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      HSBC Global Custody 
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c ?

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          220,700            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      HSBC Global Custody 
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867818

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X  1,016,983            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X    201,813            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867530

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X  1,972,692            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867372

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X     33,856            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867372

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc            935,000            Sun Life Assurance Society Plc        HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X         132,922            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd           HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 776950

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X         450,256            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd           HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867116

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X          29,142            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd           HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867220

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X         277,585            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd           HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867268

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X           7,194            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd           HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867268

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X         265,229            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd           HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            8,592            Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd      BNY (OCS) Nominees
(Beneficial)                                                                                       Limited
                                                                                                   One Canada Square
                                                                                                   London
                                                                                                   E14 5AL

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd          212,500            Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd      Sun Life 
(Beneficial)                                                                                       International
                                                                                                   Isle of Man Ltd a/c
                                                                                                   a/c SLI 11
AXA France                                  3,856            (Registration details available
(Non-Beneficial)                                              upon request)

AXA Royal Belge                                 4            (Registration details available
(Non-Beneficial)                                              upon request)

AXA Colonia Konzern                       181,160            (Registration details available
(Beneficial)                                                  upon request)

AXA Insurance UK                          227,262            AXA Free                              Chase Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                                                       A/C BT01C

AXA Sun Life plc                        1,317,500            AXA Sun Life plc                      Axa Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life                                                                        5 Old Broad Street
 Assurance Society plc)                                                                            London EC2N 1AD
(Beneficial)

AXA General Unit Trust                    104,500            HSBC Global Custody Nominees          HSBC Global Custody
(Non-Beneficial)                                             (UK) Ltd as Trustees of the Trust     Nominees (UK) Ltd
                                                                                                   Mariner House
                                                                                                   Pepys Street
                                                                                                   London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                                   a/c 880866

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme               285,000            AXA UK Group Pension Scheme           Chase Nominees Ltd
Equity Fund                                                  Equity Fund                           a/c 00994
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                                   Trinity Tower
                                                                                                   9 St Thomas Moore St
                                                                                                   London EC1

AXA Ireland Pension Fund                    2,800            AXA Ireland Pension Fund              Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                                   a/c 21652

AXA Financial, Inc                     20,242,539            Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                           5,606,955            AXA Rosenberg 
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                             257,040            AXA Rosenberg 
(Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                             192,780            AXA Rosenberg 
(Beneficial)

AXA Financial Inc*                        329,554            Alliance Capital Management LP
(Non-Beneficial)                                             - See note below

                                                             Holding as % of Issued Capital
    Total Beneficial Interest           7,992,206                3.64
Total Non-Beneficial Interest          26,849,667               12.23
                        Total          34,840,873               15.87%


* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor 
registered under the Investment Advisers 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 rights 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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