Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
30 April 2008





TR-1:          NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Whitbread Plc


2. Reason for the notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :___________________                                (   )



 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd
Credit Agricole Structured Asset Management 
Calyon SA
Credit Agricole Asset Management 
Gestion Privee Indosuez
Le Credit Lyonnais
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

25/04/08
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29/04/08
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%
 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB00B1KJJ408           9,230,984               9,230,984 

 



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares    Number of shares    Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                                            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB00B1KJJ408            8,753,088           8,753,088                  4.98%





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           


 





Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

8,753,088                     4.98%






 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

SAS Rue La Boetie 
Credit Agricole SA
Calyon SA
CAAM
CASAM
GPI
LCL
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux     8,587,052     (4.89%)
 



Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

Gabrielle Burne
 

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 214 6037





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