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Whitbread PLC 17 December 2002 Letter to Whitbread PLC Dated 11 December 2002 Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 10 December 2002 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 295885061 is the latest figure available to us. Letter from Barclays Plc LEGAL ENTITY REPORT WHITBREAD SEDOL: 3034545 As at 10 December 2002 Barclays Plc, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 8,899,732 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 295,885,061 units. Percentage Legal Entity Holding Held Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd 137,102 0.0463 Woolwich Life Ltd 94,400 0.0319 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 3,032,791 1.0250 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 85,349 0.0288 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 87,214 0.0295 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 22,784 0.0077 Barclays Global Investors Japan Inv 6,802 0.0023 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 58,836 0.0199 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 287,114 0.0970 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust 398,408 0.1346 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 469,862 0.1588 Barclays Global Investors Australia 85,417 0.0289 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 4,133,653 1.3970 Group Holding 8,899,732 3.0077 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT As at 10 December 2002 Barclays Plc, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 8,899,732 ORD GBP0.50 representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 295,885,061 units. Account Registered Holder Destination Holding ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA ALMLUFTT 170,068 ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES ASTEXMTT 101,162 ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT 364,163 Bank of Ireland BNX009IE 81,944 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 87,214 Barclays Global Investors Japa BTS026IE 5,732 Barclays Trust Co & Others 11,561 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 900 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 5,412 Barclays Trust Co E99 1,572 Barclays Trust Co NOMS & DYE 1,332 Barclays Trust Co R69 64,572 BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK 8,302 BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK 4,836 BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOFDUK 97,404 BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUE 34,333 BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUK 277,780 BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy BLINTNUK 15,272 BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA BLINTPUK 31,935 BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT 3,379,616 BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST 591668 72,886 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 500227 1,219,034 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 502872 457,962 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 508068 135,815 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 527191 307,957 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 536747 13,848 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 552942 191,879 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 569565 4,323 Chase Manhattan Bank 585439 3,429 Chase Manhattan Bank 586528 4,284 CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA CHATRKTT 118,644 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 428169 20,800 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 555879 5,511 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 573039 24,073 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 583293 127,159 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 586072 40,920 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 588888 2,889 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590421 20,289 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 592252 46,825 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 911140 8,452 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 540186 17,672 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 555465 67,745 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC034IE 3,948 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC045IE 30,632 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF01IE 60,269 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF04IE 33,254 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF05IE 35,371 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF06IE 10,950 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF07IE 7,184 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTK001IE 32,814 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS004IE 32,731 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS005IE 4,036 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS006IE 21,010 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS009IE 10,527 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS015IE 13,057 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS018IE 1,899 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS019IE 3,128 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS024IE 2,674 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS028IE 89,192 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN018IE 1,466 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN024IE 5,314 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN033IE 7,449 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 581610 11,325 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 584069 8,942 Nutraco Nominees Limited 94,400 State Street BNN032IE 9,804 State Street BNX012IE 6,559 State Street BNX019IE 6,802 State Street BNX021IE 31 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST 713101 297,791 Sumitomo TB BNN029IE 7,702 Sumitomo TB BNN031IE 2,826 Sumitomo TB BNN036IE 5,864 Sumitomo TB BNN044IE 530 Sumitomo TB BNN052IE 7,613 Swan Nominees Limited 22,784 UBS Limited 583996 65,234 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 287,114 Total 8,899,732 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLILFSEFTLDLIF

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