Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
4 May 2005

                                     SCHEDULE 11

                  NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED 
                                       PERSONS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

WHITBREAD PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

ALAN PARKER, CHRISTOPHER ROGERS, STEWART MILLER, 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 an non-beneficial interest

TECHNICAL INTEREST OF THE DIRECTORS NAMES 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)

T D WATERHOUSE NOMINEES (EUROPE) 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

TO SATISFY A RELEASE OF SHARES TO TWO PARTICIPANTS UNDER WHITBREAD'S LONG TERM 
INCENTIVE PLAN

7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

0

8)   Percentage of issued Class

0

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

35,113

10)  Percentage of issued Class

INSIGNIFICANT 

11)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 50P EACH

12)  Price per share

NIL

13)  Date of transaction

3 MAY 2005

14)  Date company informed

4 MAY 2005

15)  Total holding following this notification

1,641,243

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.5516%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant

N/A

18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

23)  Any additional information

THE TRUST IS DISCRETIONARY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF WHITBREAD PLC) AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEE, ABACUS
CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED MAY AT ITS DISCRETION DETERMINE

24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STUART WEEKS, 01582 396358

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

STUART WEEKS, COMPANY SECRETARIAL ASSISTANT

     Date of Notification                                 

4 MAY 2005


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