Directors' Dealings

WHITBREAD PLC

                            DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     WHITBREAD PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

     ALAN STEVEN PERELMAN

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

     DIRECTOR'S OWN 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)

     LLOYDS BANK PEP's
   
5)   Please state whether notification relates to a
     person(s) connected with the Director named in 2
     above and identify the connected person(s)

     AS ABOVE

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 ON SHARES HELD IN SINGLE COMPANY PEPs (NON
DISCRETIONARY)

7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

     15

8)   ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

    INSIGNIFICANT

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

N/A

10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

11)  Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES 25p

12)  Price per share

     915p

13)  Date of transaction

     22 JULY 1999

14)  Date company informed

     27 JULY 1999

15)  Total holding following this notification

49,500 - MR PERELMAN ALSO HAS A TECHNICAL INTEREST IN 338,215 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

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

N/A

24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      MRS P TOWNSEND  0171 615 1111

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

                            E.A. THORPE
                            DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification...27 JULY 1999.................