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Whitbread PLC 9 December 2004 Letter to: Whitbread PLC Dated: 3 December 2004 Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 2 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 3.01%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below. The issued capital of 298,308,020 is the latest figure available to us. From: Geoff Smith Manager, Secretarial Services Barclays PLC LEGAL ENTITY REPORT WHITBREAD SEDOL: 3034545 As at 2 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 8,965,448 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 298,308,020 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 3,768 .0013 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 649,372 .2177 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 457,000 .1532 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 48,454 .0162 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 281,172 .0943 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 3,510,946 1.1770 Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 81,541 .0273 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 41,015 .0137 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 147,651 .0495 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 173,145 .0580 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 325,710 .1092 Gerrard Ltd 747,095 .2504 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 2,498,579 .8376 Group Holding 8,965,448 3.0054 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT WHITBREAD SEDOL: 3034545 As at 02 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 8,965,448 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 298,308,020 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding Bank of Ireland 52,226 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 173,145 Barclays Trust Co & Others 6,247 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 211 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 3,090 Barclays Trust Co E99 479 Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE 1,332 Barclays Trust Co R69 29,656 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 172,415 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 95,458 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00323364 1,107 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00323372 2,843 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00323496 1,752 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00324018 482 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00324085 819 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00324492 5,824 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00496994 2,625 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00497036 446 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00593965 667 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00594198 430 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00594465 772 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00595534 1,133 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00595712 518 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00569123 832 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00596980 1,874 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597103 479 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597324 1,544 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597332 446 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597375 1,530 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597383 1,972 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597448 1,512 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597545 979 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597758 1,019 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00597782 623 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00645442 1,384 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00651361 534 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00668604 466 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00678693 933 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00679401 7,108 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00691088 815 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00692386 2,337 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00693030 1,477 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00693404 770 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00693900 1,030 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00694028 478 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00694222 668 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697329 4,622 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697388 529 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697434 4,350 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697442 1,254 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697663 2,500 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00697701 410 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00702950 500 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703140 511 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703353 1,061 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703396 680 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703876 484 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703884 701 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703914 416 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00704007 470 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00807507 3,051 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00807663 676 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00830118 773 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00866805 666 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00870357 2,055 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00886083 604 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00887365 682 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 01200106 1,830 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03000000 663 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03000441 385 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100012 520 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100071 1,380 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100241 518 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100420 829 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03100926 1,838 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101086 1,710 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101175 445 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101280 892 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101361 619 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101680 1,297 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03101868 577 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102058 506 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102317 532 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102465 7,431 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102546 1,082 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102554 4,929 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102660 410 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03103119 748 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03105677 371 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03105820 492 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000093 748 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000344 749 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000662 680 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000697 4,548 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07000832 488 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07001065 602 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 07001332 670 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00222649 488 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00484015 1,193 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00595798 976 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00597278 4,328 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00597758 746 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00673551 364 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00701601 1,247 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00703213 497 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00703825 622 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00703833 2,729 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00870934 2,467 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00878188 477 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 00486590 697 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 00703094 549 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325 00870934 816 Clydesdale Nominees HGB1025 00837619 4,288 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,959 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 508,636 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 76,946 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,452 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 51,379 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 22,162 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 59,708 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 410,293 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,428 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 71,008 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,480,271 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 97,542 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 19,314 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 173,278 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 35,576 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 3,089,600 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 153,473 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 9,044 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 48,454 JPMorgan Chase Bank 7,944 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,275 JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,257 JPMorgan Chase Bank 31,429 JPMorgan Chase Bank 150,574 JPMorgan Chase Bank 36,273 JPMorgan Chase Bank 36,464 JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,956 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,152 JPMorgan Chase Bank 19,101 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 44,938 Mitsubishi Trust International 1,901 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 166,579 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 104,122 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 326,891 R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 149,503 Reflex Nominees 600 Reflex Nominees 3,168 State Street 5,161 STATE STREET BOSTON 25,555 STATE STREET BOSTON 260,611 Swan Nominees Limited 2,652 Swan Nominees Limited 189 The Northern Trust Company - L 106,091 WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN 5,470 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 457,000 Total 8,965,448 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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