Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
27 April 2005


DATE:             27th April 2005


                                WHITBREAD PLC

                           DIRECTORS' SHARE AWARDS

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Under the terms of the long-term incentive plan of Whitbread PLC, conditional
awards at nil cost were made on 27 April 2005 to executive directors of the
company in respect of the 3 year performance period 1st March 2005 to 28
February 2008.  The maximum number of Whitbread PLC Ordinary shares, which each
director could potentially receive in respect of this Performance Period, is as
follows :-

                                   Number of Shares

Stewart Miller                          2,642
Alan Parker                            22,164
Angie Risley                           11,082

Notes

  • Exercise of awards is subject to performance criteria based on Whitbread's
    TSR performance relative to the other companies within a comparator group
    over the performance period.

Leadership Group Incentive Scheme

Under the terms of the Whitbread 2004/5 Leadership Group Incentive Scheme, the
following awards of shares were made on 27 April 2005 to Executive Directors of
the Company in respect of the financial year of the Company ended 3 March 2005.



                                   Number of Shares

Alan Parker                             17,731
Stewart Miller                           2,114
David Richardson                        12,428
Angie Risley                             8,865


Notes

The awards are not subject to any performance conditions.  The awards will vest
in full subject to the director remaining an employee of Whitbread until 1st
March 2008.  The awards will also be released in full if the director ceases to
be employed by Whitbread by reason of redundancy, retirement, death, injury, ill
health or disability or the transfer of a business or company in which the
director is employed outside the Whitbread Group.  If the director ceases to be
in employment for any other reason, on cessation of employment :-

  • before 1 March 2006, no shares will vest
  • on or after 1 March 2006 and before 1 March 2007, 25% of the shares will
    vest
  • on or after 1 March 2007 and before 1 March 2008, 50% of the shares will
    vest


Russell Fairhurst
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel. No. 020 7806 5422


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