Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
19 May 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


Whitbread PLC



2. Name of director


Angie Risley



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest


Shareholder in 2 above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)


See 2 above



5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


N/A



6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


Exercise of Options under the Executive Share Option Scheme and sale of those shares



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


24,600



8. Percentage of issued class


Insignificant



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


24,600



10. Percentage of issued class


Insignificant



11. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 50p each



12. Price per share


Exercise of option over 600 shares at 594.2p, exercise of option over 24000 
shares at 542.4p, sale at 750.0p



13. Date of transaction


18.05.04



14. Date company informed


18.05.04



15. Total holding following this notification


736



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


Insignificant



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification



23. Any additional information



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Daren Lowry,   020 7806 5464



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Daren Lowry, Assistant Company Secretary



Date of Notification


19.05.04



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