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Whitbread PLC13 December 2006 LETTER TO: Whitbread PlcDATED: 12 December 2006 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 11 December 2006, TheGoldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Inc") of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY10004, USA, was interested, by attribution only, in a total 12,705,479 shares. Of these 12,705,479 shares: • The interest in 8,104,481 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 4,600,998 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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