Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
23 February 2005



Letter to Whitbread PLC
18 February 2005



Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I refer to our previous correspondence and now inform you that as at 17 February
2005 Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the capital of your
Company.

According to our records your Company's Issued Share Capital is 298,410,902.


From:  Geoff Smith
       Manager, Secretarial Services
       Barclays

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