Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
12 December 2006

LETTER TO:  WHITBREAD GROUP PLC
            11th December 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 8th December 2006, such shares being equal to or more
than 3% of the nominal value of the Company's voting share capital.

Description of                         No of shares          No of shares
Interest               ISIN/SEDOL       in issue                held           %

Ordinary Shares        GB00B15F1S11    219,492,327           13,368,925    6.09%

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

                                                               No of shares

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Limited                12,770,013
CPR Asset Management                                              270,771
Credit Agricole Asset Management                                  123,105
GPI                                                                35,456
LCL                                                               128,889
PREDICA                                                             4,523
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank                               36,168

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


From:  Karen Browne 
       Senior Compliance Executive 
       Credit Agricole Group


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