Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
05 October 2006

LETTER TO: WHITBREAD GROUP PLC
DATED: 5 OCTOBER 2006

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

WHITBREAD

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 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 40,992,008 Ord in the 219,492,327 
share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose 
pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial 
interest of 8,137,046 shares (3.71%), and a non-beneficial interest of 
32,854,962 shares (14.97%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 02/10/06, 
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from 
19.30% to 18.68%

FROM: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS 
 
 
                      DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
        APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                             WHITBREAD    Ord

Total number of shares held as at 02/10/06 was 40,992,008 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:
 

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

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     159,768       Trustees of AXA UK Investment CO ICVC   HSBC Global Custody
Distribution Fund                           Distribution Fund                       Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non-beneficial)
 
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     250,000       Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC   HSBC Global Custody
UK Growth Fund                              UK Growth Fund                          Nominee (UK) Limited
(Non - Beneficial)

PPP Healthcare Group plc       56,968       Guardian Royal Exchange plc             Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                            and Subs. Cos                           

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 29   16,376       Trustees of the Cobham Pension Plan     HSBC Global Custody
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                    Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Pensions Management   51,000       Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd (Beneficial)                                                                    Nominee (UK) Limited
 
Sun Life Pensions Management  220,700       Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd (Beneficial)                                                                    Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Pensions Management 1,096,628      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X (Beneficial)                                                              Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Pensions Management   201,813      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X (Beneficial)                                                              Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Pensions Management 2,172,087      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        HSBC Global Custody
Ltd A/c X (Beneficial)                                                              Nominee (UK) Limited
 
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 935,000      Sun Life Assurance Society Plc          HSBC Global Custody
(Beneficial)                                                                        Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    450,256      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd             HSBC Global Custody
A/c X (Beneficial)                                                                  Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd     29,142      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd             HSBC Global Custody
A/c X (Beneficial)                                                                  Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    277,585      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd             HSBC Global Custody
A/c X (Beneficial)                                                                  Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    306,000      Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd             HSBC Global Custody
A/c X (Beneficial)                                                                  Nominee (UK) Limited

Sun Life Pensions Management     8,592      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
Ltd (Beneficial)

Sun Life International (IOM)   212,500      Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd        Sun Life International
Ltd (Beneficial)                                                                    Isle of Man Limited a/c
                                                                                    a/c SLI11

AXA France                       3,856      (Registration details available 
(Non - Beneficial)                           upon request)

AXA Royale Belge                     4       (Registration details available 
(Non - Beneficial)                           upon request)

AXA Colonia Konzern            181,161      (Registration details available 
(Beneficial)                                 upon request)

AXA Insurance UK               227,262      AXA Free                                Chase Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                                        A/C BTO1C
 
AXA Sun Life plc             1,317,500      AXA Sun Life plc                        AXA Sun Life plc
fmly Axa Equity & Law                       (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)                      Assurance Society plc)
(Beneficial)
 
AXA General Unit Trust         104,500      HSBC Global Custody Nominee             HSBC Global Custody Nominee
(Non - Beneficial)                          (UK) Limited as Trustees of the         (UK) Limited
                                            Trust                                   a/c 880868

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme    285,000      AXA UK Group Pension Scheme             Chase Nominees Ltd
Equity Fund                                 Equity Fund                             a/c 00994
(Non - Beneficial)

AXA Ireland Pension Fund         2,346      AXA Ireland Pension Fund                Chase Nominees Ltd
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                    a/c 21652

AXA Financial, Inc          26,478,834      Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)
 
AXA Rosenberg                5,175,256      AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)
 
AXA Rosenberg                  257,040      AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)
 
AXA Rosenberg                  192,780      AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)
 
AXA Financial, Inc *           322,054      Alliance Capital Management LP 
(Non-Beneficial)                            - See note below
 

                                            Holding as % of Issued Capital

Total Beneficial Interest    8,137,046                 3.71

Total Non-Beneficial 
 Interest                   32,854,962                14.97 

Total                       40,992,008                18.68%
 
  

* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor 
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides 
investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ('ERISA'), public employee 
retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered under 
the investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exempt 
organizations, and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance 
Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers upon it, 
among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the 
federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with 
respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and 
does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to 
confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed 
beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment 
purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing 
control over the issuer.




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