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Whitbread PLC03 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT") WHITBREAD This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA InvestmentManagers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S A of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and itsGroup Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 33,080,228 Ord in the 219,492,327share capital immediately after the times when the obligation of disclosurearose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by abeneficial Interest of 6,513,677 shares (2.97%), and a non-beneficial interestof 26,566,551 shares (12.10%). 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 02/11/06,is as per the attached Appendix. This notification of change is due to a decrease in the beneficial interest holding from 3.30% to 2.97% 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 02/11/06 was 33,080,228 the breakdown of whichis set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered asCompany/Fund Shares Beneficial Owners AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 159,768 Trustees of AXA UK Investment HSBC Global Custody Distribution Fund Co ICVC Distribution Fund Nominees (UK) Ltd(Non-Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845029 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 57,723 Trustees of AXA UK Investment HSBC Global Custody UK Growth Fund Co ICVC UK Growth Fund Nominees (UK) Ltd(Non-Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845005 PPP Healthcare Group plc 56,968 Guardian Royal Exchange plc Chase Nominees Ltd(Non-Beneficial) and Subs. Cos a/c 13067 Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore St London EC1 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 51,000 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody (Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c ? Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 220,700 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody (Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 651,336 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 201,813 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867530 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c X 1,258,690 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867372 Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 935,000 Sun Life Assurance Society Plc HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 776934 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 8,870 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 776950 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 450,256 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867116 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 29,142 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867220 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 277,585 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867268 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 28,167 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody(Beneficial) Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867050 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 8,592 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd BNY (OCS) Nominees(Beneficial) Limited One Canada Square London E14 5AL Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 212,500 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd Sun Life (Beneficial) International Isle of Man Ltd a/c a/c SLI 11AXA France 3,856 (Registration details available(Non-Beneficial) upon request) AXA Royal Belge 4 (Registration details available(Non-Beneficial) upon request) AXA Colonia Konzern 181,160 (Registration details available(Beneficial) upon request) AXA Insurance UK 227,262 AXA Free Chase Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) A/C BT01C AXA Sun Life plc 1,317,500 AXA Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life 5 Old Broad Street Assurance Society plc) Assurance Society plc) London EC2N 1AD(Beneficial) AXA General Unit Trust 104,500 HSBC Global Custody Nominees HSBC Global Custody(Non-Beneficial) (UK) Ltd as Trustees of the Trust Nominees (UK) Ltd Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 880866 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 285,000 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Chase Nominees LtdEquity Fund Equity Fund a/c 00994(Non-Beneficial) Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore St London EC1 AXA Ireland Pension Fund 2,800 AXA Ireland Pension Fund Chase Nominees Ltd(Non-Beneficial) a/c 21652 AXA Financial, Inc 19,960,373 Bernstein(Non-Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 5,606,005 AXA Rosenberg (Non-Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 257,040 AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 192,780 AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) AXA Financial Inc* 329,554 Alliance Capital Management LP(Non-Beneficial) - See note below SLUAX 489 SLPMX 3,795 Holding as % of Issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 6,513,677 2.97Total Non-Beneficial Interest 26,566,551 12.10 Total 33,080,228 15.07% * AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisorregistered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Alliance Capital providesinvestment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974('ERISA'), public employeeretirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered underthe 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 uponit, 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 influencingcontrol over the issuer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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