Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
18 May 2004

                                   WHITBREAD PLC 
                         EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEMES

The following awards were made on 17 May 2004 to Executive Directors of the 
Company under the Whitbread 2001 Unapproved Share Option Schemes:
 


                                        Number of shares
Stewart Miller                             50,000
Alan Parker                                80,000
David Richardson                           50,000
Angie Risley                               50,000



 
The Share Option price is 756p per share. The options relate to the ordinary 
shares of 50 pence each in the capital of Whitbread PLC.

Russell Fairhurst
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel. No. 020 7806 5422


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