Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
25 August 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

Whitbread PLC


2. Name of director

David Richardson


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)

Halifax Investment Services Limited


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

PEP - non discretionary


7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

17


8. Percentage of issued class

Insignificant


9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed




10. Percentage of issued class




11. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 50p each


12. Price per share

840.9p


13. Date of transaction

22 July 2004


14. Date company informed

25 August 2004


15. Total holding following this notification

52,195


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,  0207 806 5464


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

Daren Lowry, Assistant Company Secretary


Date of Notification

25 August 2004


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