Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Whitbread PLC
17 July 2000

                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

Whitbread PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

David Malcolm Thomas

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

As 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)

As 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)

Director's own interest

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

Re-investment of dividend in Re-Investment plan

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

2019

8)   (    % )
    of issued Class

Insignificant

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  (    % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares 25p

12) Price per share

605p

13) Date of transaction

14 July 2000

14) Date company informed

17 July 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

63,295
Mr Thomas also has a technical interest in 689,547 shares held in an ESOP

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

Mrs P F Townsend

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

    Date of Notification........17 July 2000....



                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

Whitbread PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

William Mervyn Frew Carey Shannon

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

As 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)

As 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)

Director's own interest

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

Re-investment of dividend in Re-Investment plan

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

1326

8)   (    % )
    of issued Class

Insignificant

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  (    % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares 25p

12) Price per share

605p

13) Date of transaction

14 July 2000

14) Date company informed

17 July 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

38,472
Mr Shannon also has a technical interest in 689,547 shares held in an ESOP

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

Mrs P F Townsend

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

    Date of Notification........17 July 2000....