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Whitbread PLC08 January 2007 LETTER TO: Whitbread PlcDATED: 05 January 2007 UK COMPANIES ACT 1985 - SECTIONS 198-203 - Whitbread Plc (the "Company") This notification relates to issued ordinary shares in the capital of theCompany ("shares") and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed bysections 198-203 of the Companies Act 1985 (the "Act"). We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 3 January 2007, TheGoldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Inc") of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY10004, USA, was interested, by attribution only, in a total 17,491,956 shares. Of these 17,491,956 shares: • The interest in 12,888,926 shares arose from a beneficial interest held byGoldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. Theseshares are, or will be, registered in CREST in account CREPTEMP. • The interest in 4,603,030 shares arose from an interest held by GoldmanSachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian forits customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GoldmanSachs Securities (Nominees), Limited. LETTER FROM: Peter Highton for and on behalf of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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