Transaction in Own Shares

Whitbread PLC
08 November 2007


                                 Whitbread PLC

                             Purchase of Own Shares

Whitbread PLC announces that on 8 November 2007 it purchased 200,000 of its 76
122/153p ordinary shares at a price of 1,633.85p. Whitbread PLC purchased these
shares via Hoare Govett Limited's affiliate, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., London Branch.

The shares purchased will be held as treasury shares. Following the above
purchase, Whitbread PLC holds 13,602,041 shares in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
184,828,069.




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