Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
11 January 2007


LETTER TO: WHITBREAD PLC
DATED:     09 JANUARY 2007


UK COMPANIES ACT 1985 - SECTIONS 198-203 Whitbread Plc (the 'Company')

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares in the capital of the 
Company ('shares') and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by 
sections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act').

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 5 January 2007, The Goldman 
Sachs Group, Inc., ('GS Inc') of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, 
no longer has a disclosable interest in shares.


LETTER FROM: PETER HIGHTON 
             THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.



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