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Share Price: . WTB. 693.00 +0.00 . at 20/11/08 . 07:39 AM GMT

Investors

Purchasing Shares

Whitbread itself does not endorse any service for the buying or selling of shares.

You can purchase shares through traditional local brokers and banks, or through online sources. Only registered brokers can deal in the market - everyone else has to deal through them. This way, there is a controlled and regulated market.

Shares in UK companies are traded on the London Stock Exchange. Shares can be bought when a company first comes to market, or through the stock market once they are in circulation and being traded, when investors can buy or sell their shares at any time.

Capita Share Dealing Services
A quick and easy share dealing service to either sell or buy shares in many leading UK companies is provided by Capita Share Dealing Services. An on-line and telephone facility is available providing our shareholders with an easy to access and simple to use service.

There's no need to pre-register and there are no complicated forms to fill in. The online and telephone dealing service allows you to trade "real time" at a known price which will be given to you at the time you give your instruction.

To deal on-line or by telephone all you need is your surname, Investor Code reference number, full postcode and your date of birth. Your Investor Code can be found on a recent share certificate, statement or tax voucher. Please have the appropriate documents to hand when you log on or call, as this information will be needed before you can buy or sell shares.

For further information on this service, or to buy and sell shares, please contact:

  • www.capitadeal.com (online dealing)
  • 0844 855 2327 (telephone dealing - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras)

Full terms, conditions and risks apply and are available on request or by visiting www.capitadeal.com.

This is not a recommendation to buy or sell shares. Remember the price of shares can go down as well as up, and you are not guaranteed to get back the amount that you originally invested.

* Should you not be able to locate your IVC number, please contact Capita Registrars on 0871 664 0313 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras)

Capita Share Dealing Services is a trading name of Capita IRG Trustees Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA Register No 184113, www.fsa.gov.uk/register) and is also authorised to conduct business in Ireland under the provisions of the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.

PEPs and ISAs
The UK Government first introduced General PEPs in January 1987 as a means of encouraging wider share ownership by offering various tax advantages to individuals investing in quoted companies. In January 1992, single company PEPs were introduced and many FTSE companies offered a corporate single company PEP.

PEPs were replaced by Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) on 6 April 1999. Existing PEPs may be retained or transferred to other providers.

ISAs were introduced by the UK Government on 6 April 1999 to replace the existing tax-free savings vehicles, PEPs and TESSAs.

The current 2008/09 tax year investment limits for ISAs are as follows:

  £
Overall Maximum Investment Limit 7,200
Component limit  
Cash 3,600 
Stocks & Shares  7,200

For further general information on ISAs, visit the ProShare website.

Finding a stockbroker
If you need to find a stockbroker, you can write to the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) at 112 Middlesex Street, London E1 7HY.  Alternatively, APCIMS has a regularly updated on-line directory of stockbrokers available on its website. Visit the APCIMS website.

Learn more about investing in shares
For information about how to invest in shares, please visit ProShare website.  ProShare is an independent not-for-profit organisation founded in 1992 to promote responsible share based investment and its principal objective is to make investing in shares more accessible to more people.

Legal Notice
These details have been provided for information only and any action you take is at your own risk.  If you are in any doubt about what action to take, please consult your own financial adviser. Should you not wish to use the services you could find a broker in your local area, on the internet or enquire about sharedealing at any high street bank or building society.

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