Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
11 October 2006




NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS) 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 37,630,315 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 
29,493,269 shares (13.44%).

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 10/10/06, 
is as per the attached Appendix.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from 
18.80% to 17.15%




                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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

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

PPP Healthcare Group plc             Guardian Royal Exchange 
(Non-Beneficial)           56,968    plc and Subs. Cos         Chase Nominees Ltd
 
Sun Life Nominees Ltd                Trustees of the Cobham 
A/c 29                               Pension Plan
(Non-Beneficial)           16,375                              HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd



                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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


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

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

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

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



                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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



Sun Life Pensions          2,172,087 Sun Life Pensions 
Management Ltd A/c X                 Management Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd

Sun Life Assurance         935,000   Sun Life Assurance 
Society plc                          Society plc
(Beneficial)                                                   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd

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




                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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

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

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

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

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




                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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


Sun Life International               Sun Life International
(lOM) Ltd (Beneficial)     212,500   (lOM) Ltd                 Sun Life International
 
AXA France                  3,856    (Registration details 
                                     available upon request)
 
AXA Royale Beige                     (Registration details
(Non-Beneficial)                4    available upon request) 
 
AXA Colonia Konzern                  (Registration details
(Beneficial)               181,161   available upon request)
 
AXA Insurance UK 
(Beneficial)               227,262   AXA Free                  Chase Nominees Ltd A/C BTO1C


                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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

AXA Sun Life plc                     
(fmly Axa Equity & Law 
Life Assurance Society plc) 
(Beneficial)              1,317,500  AXA Sun Life plc          AXA Sun Life plc 
 
AXA General Unit Trust               HSBC Global Custody 
(Non-Beneficial)          104,500    Nominee (UK) Ltd          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd

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

AXA Ireland Pension Fund             
(Non-Beneficial)          2,346      AXA Ireland Pension Fund  Chase Nominees Ltd

AXA Financial, Inc       22,567,460  Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)
 


                     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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

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

AXA Rosenberg 
(Non-Beneficial)         5,675,037   AXA Rosenberg
 
AXA Rosenberg 
(Beneficial)             257,040     AXA Rosenberg

AXA Rosenberg 
(Beneficial)             192,780     AXA Rosenberg

AXA Financial Inc* 
(Non - Beneficial)       351,954     Alliance Capital Management LP - See note below

Total Beneficial 
Interest               8,137,046     Holding as % of issued Capital 3.71
 
 
                      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 10/10/06 was 37,630,315 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:
 
Name of the                Number of  Particulars of           Registered as
Company/ Fund              Shares    Beneficial owners
 
Total Non-Beneficial 
Interest                   29,493,269      13.44
 
               Total       37,630,315      17.14%
 



* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor 
registered under the Investment Advisers 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 rights 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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