Additional Listing

Whitbread PLC
12 May 2005





Whitbread PLC
12 May 2005




                         Whitbread PLC  (the 'Company')


                      Share Consolidation & Block Listing


At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 22 April 2005, the shareholders
approved a share consolidation on a six for seven basis.  Accordingly,
application has been made by the Company to the UK Listing Authority of the
Financial Services Authority, and to the London Stock Exchange plc for the
admission of 256,629,639 ordinary shares of 58 1/3p each ('New Ordinary Shares
'), which are due to commence trading on 16 May 2005.



In addition an application has been made for the block listing of 3,000,000 New
Ordinary Shares fully paid.



It is expected that, 1,500,000 New Ordinary Shares will be allotted and issued
in due course pursuant to the rules of the Whitbread PLC approved and unapproved
Executive Share Option Schemes and that 1,500,000 will be allotted and issued in
due course pursuant to the rules of the Whitbread PLC Savings-Related Share
Option Scheme.





Enquiries:



Simon Barratt - Company Secretary  0207 806 5416

Daren Lowry - Assistant Company Secretary  01582 396869










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