Transaction in Own Shares

Whitbread PLC
04 October 2007


                                 Whitbread PLC

                             Purchase of Own Shares

Whitbread PLC announces that on 4 October 2007 it purchased 140,000 of its 76
122/153p ordinary shares at a price of 1,681.75p. Whitbread PLC purchased these
shares via Hoare Govett Limited's affiliate, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., London Branch.

The shares purchased will be held as treasury shares. Following the above
purchase, Whitbread PLC holds 9,695,296 shares in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
188,619,085.




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