Transaction in Own Shares

Whitbread PLC
31 August 2007


                                 Whitbread PLC

                             Purchase of Own Shares

Whitbread PLC announces that on 31 August 2007 it purchased 150,000 of its 76
122/153p ordinary shares at a price of 1638.17p. 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 1,831,816 shares in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is
196,477,682.




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