Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Whitbread PLC
25 August 2000


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

Whitbread PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

Samuel Charles Whitbread

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

Non-beneficial interest


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

Winckworth & Pemberton Nominees Lts. A/c  W432GEN


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 named above

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

Sale of shares on behalf of a trust of which Mr. Whitbread is a trustee. The
sale was undertaken by Investment Managers under a Discretionary client
agreement.

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired


8)   (  %)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

15,000

10)  ( Insignificant %)
   of issued Class


11) Class of security

Ordinary shares 25p


12) Price per share

527.75p 

13) Date of transaction

23 August 2000

14) Date company informed

24 August 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

1,866,713 (Beneficial)
1,354,844 (Non Beneficial)

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 Townsend 020 7615 1111


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

   Date of Notification     25 August 2000