Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
08 November 2006


CREDIT AGRICOLE GROUP     

Letter to Whitbread Group Plc

08 November 2006

Section 198 Notification

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 7th November 2006, such shares being equal to or more 
than 3% of the nominal value of the Company's voting share capital.

Description of        ISIN/SEDOL     No of Shares     No of shares      %
   interest                            in issue           held     

Ordinary Shares       GB00B15F1S11    219,492,320       8,604,228     3.92

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

                                                                     No of
                                                                     shares
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited                   8,151,305     
CPR Asset Management                                                280,794
Credit Agricole Asset Management                                    124,531
GPI                                                                  35,456
LCL                                                                   4,523
PREDIC                                                          A     4,523
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank                                  3,096    

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

Kai Ting Chiang (Ms) 
Senior Compliance Executive



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