Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
11 June 2002


LETTER TO: WHITBREAD PLC

LETTER DATED 10 JUNE 2002


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES 
ACT 1985 ('THE ACT')

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
subsidiaries who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 11,732,769 ord 50p shares in the
295,512,386 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are
represented a beneficial interest of 8,548,167 shares ( 2.89%), and a non-
beneficial interest of 3,184,602 shares (1.08%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice
relates, so far as as known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 07/06/02,
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the beneficial interest 
holding from 3.03% to 2.89%.


LETTER FROM: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS



                        DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
         APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                            Whitbread plc ord 50p shares

     Total number of shares held as at 07/06/02 was 11,732,769 the breakdown 
                             of which is set out below:     

Name of the                  Number of      Particulars of                            Registered as
Company/Fund                 Shares         Beneficial owners   

AXA Investment Co ICVC           7,126     Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     HSBC Global Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Tracker Fund                             UK Tracker Fund                           a/c 845315

Sun Life Nominees Ltd            2,581      Trustees of the WABCO Automotive UK       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)  
A/c 18                                      Pension Scheme                            Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                      a/c 777086

Sun Life Nominees Ltd            1,412      Trustees of the Princes Pension          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
A/c 20                                      Scheme Princes Foods Ltd                  Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                      a/c 777094

Sun Life Nominees Ltd            2,193      Trustees of the Cobham Pension Plan       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
A/c 29                                                                                Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                      a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees Ltd              451    Trustees of the Princes (1977) Pension      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) 
A/c 31                                    Princes Food Ltd                            Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                      a/c 785078

Sun Life Nominees Ltd              853      Eldridge Pope Pension Fund                HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
A/c 32                                                                                Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                      a/c 873426

Sun Life Pensions Management    84,764      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Ltd                                                                                   Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                          a/c 867815

Sun Life Pensions Management    84,405      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Ltd                                                                                   Limited
A/c X                                                                                 a/c 867396
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions Management    75,000      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Ltd                                                                                   Limited
A/c X                                                                                 a/c 067530
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Pensions Management   254,889      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Ltd                                                                                   Limited
A/c X                                                                                 a/c 867372
(Beneficial)

Sun Life Assurance Society   2,565,168      Sun Life Assurance Society Plc            HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Plc                                                                                   Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                          a/c 776934

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    618,000      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd               HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) 
A/c X                                                                                 Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                          a/c 867116

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    300,000      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd               HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
A/c X                                                                                 Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                          a/c 867220

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    381,000      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd               HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
A/c X                                                                                 Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                          a/c 867268

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    529,741      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd               HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
A/c X                                                                                 Limited
(Beneficial)                                                                          a/c 867050

Sun Life Pensions Management     8,866      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
Ltd                                                                                   a/c S66
(Beneficial) 

Sun Life Pensions Management    31,760      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          RBSTB nominees designation Sunpen
Ltd 
(Beneficial)

AXA Financial, Inc            3,055,803     (Registration details available
(Non-Beneficial)                            upon request)

AXA Sun Life plc              3,594,574     AXA Sun Life plc                          Axa Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life                 (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)                      Assurance Society plc)
(Beneficial)

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme     114,183     AXA UK Group Pension Scheme               Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                      a/c 00994

                                                 
                                              Holding as % of Issued Capital

    Total Beneficial Interest  8,548,167                   2.89

Total Non-Beneficial Interest  3,184,602                   1.08

                     Total    11,732,769                   3.97%



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