Director Declaration

Whitbread PLC
3 May 2005

                                 WHITBREAD PLC
     
                              DIRECTOR DECLARATION


Further to an announcement made on 14 April 2005, relating to the appointment of
Anthony Habgood as Chairman Designate of Whitbread PLC with effect from 1 May
2005, this notice contains certain information required to be disclosed in
accordance with paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules.

In accordance with paragraph 16.4(a) Anthony Habgood has been a director of the 
following publicly quoted companies during the previous 5 years.


Name of Company              Date of                   Date of 
                             appointment               Resignation

SVG CAPITAL PLC              12/02/1996                  N/A
MARKS AND SPENCER            15/07/2004                  N/A
BUNZL PLC                    23/05/1992                  N/A
E.ON UK PLC                  24/11/1993                  31/01/2001

He has not been a director of any other publicly quoted companies during this
period.

There is no information of the kind described in paragraph 6.F2(b) to (g) of the
Listing Rules relating to Anthony Habgood required to be disclosed pursuant to
paragraph 16.4(b).  

At the date of his appointment Anthony Habgood held 25,993 Ordinary shares in
Whitbread PLC, of which 25,000 were purchased on 28 April 2005. 





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