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Whitbread PLC 09 June 2006 LETTER TO: WHITBREAD 8 June 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 51,016,437 Ord in the 258,212,838 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial interest of 9,688,520 shares (3.75%), and a non-beneficial interest of 41,327,917 shares (16.01%). 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 07/06/06, is as per the attached Appendix. This notification of change is due to an increase in the non-beneficial interest holding from 15.95% to 16.01% From: Terry Marsh Kim Van Oers Workflow Manager Workflow Manager AXA Investment Managers DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 WHITBREAD ORD Total number of shares held as at 07/06/06 was 51,016,437 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered as Company/Fund Shares Beneficial owners AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund (Non-Beneficial) 187,963 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 845029 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund (Non-Beneficial) 300,000 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 845005 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund (Non-Beneficial) 125,000 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 889598 PPP Healthcare Group plc 87,963 Guardian Royal Exchange (Non-Beneficial) plc and Subs. Cos Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 13067 Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 20 (Non-Beneficial) 19,042 Trustees of the Princes Pension Scheme HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 777094 Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 29 (Non-Beneficial) 19,266 Trustees of the Cobham Pension Plan HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 777167 Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 31 (Non-Beneficial) 6,313 Trustees of the Princes (1977) Pension Scheme HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 785078 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 40,000 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 267,210 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 1,290,151 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 237,428 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867530 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 2,555,397 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867372 Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 1,100,000 Sun Life Assurance (Beneficial) Society Plc HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 776934 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 529,714 Sun Life Unit Assurance (Beneficial) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867116 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 34,285 Sun Life Unit Assurance (Beneficial) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867220 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 326,571 Sun Life Unit Assurance (Beneficial) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867268 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 360,000 Sun Life Unit Assurance (Beneficial) Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867050 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 5,868 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd a/c S66 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 10,685 Sun Life Pensions (Beneficial) Management Ltd BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 250,000 Sun Life International (Beneficial) (IOM) Ltd Sun Life International a/c SLI 11 AXA France 4,537 (Registration details available upon request) (Non-Beneficial) AXA Belgium 5 (Registration details available upon request) (Beneficial) AXA Colonia Konzern 270,790 (Registration details available upon request) (Beneficial) AXA Insurance UK 331,216 AXA Free Chase Nominees Ltd (Beneficial) A/C BTO1C AXA Sun Life Plc 1,550,000 Axa Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc (frmly Axa Equity & Law Life (frmly Axa Equity & Assurance Society plc) Law Life Assurance Society plc) Axa Sun Life plc AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 510,361 AXA UK Group Pension Equity Fund Scheme Equity Fund Chase Nominees Ld (Non-Beneficial) a/c 00994 AXA Financial Inc 35,432,751 Bernstein (Non-Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 4,298,915 AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 302,400 AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 226,800 AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) AXA Financial Inc* 335,806 Alliance Capital (Non-Beneficial) Management LP See note below Holding as % of issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 9,688,520 3.75 Total Non-Beneficial Interest 41,327,917 16.01 Total 51,016,437 19.76% * AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors 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 right 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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