Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
22 November 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):

     14 November 2007
 

6.   Date on which issuer notified:

     20 November 2007

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

     From 6% - 7% (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             11,899,433             11,899,433


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           12,871,095       12,871,095              7.00
                                                                                      

 

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 
                                        
12,871,095                    7.00
 

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)
(14,254,892- 7.76% - Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)(14,254,892- 7.76% - Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM)
(14,254,892- 7.76% - Total Position)

   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G)(12,871,095 - 7.00%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
                                           
Legal & General Investment Management       Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD)         Limited (Direct)(LGIH)
(7,440,692  - 4.05% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions         Legal & General Assurance Society 
Management)Limited (PMC)                    Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(7,440,692  - 4.05% = 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 183,617,690
                                             
                                             Please note this notification has 
                                             been delayed due to the large 
                                             number of disclosures required 
                                             following a substantial amount of 
                                             new business which has come to us 
                                             in the form of an in-specie 
                                             transfer.
 
14. Contact name:                            Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:                020 3124 3851
 



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