Director Declaration

Whitbread PLC
5 July 2005


                                 WHITBREAD PLC 

                              DIRECTOR DECLARATION

Further to an announcement made on 26 May 2005, relating to the appointment of
Margaret Ewing as Non-Executive Director of Whitbread PLC with effect from 1
July 2005, this notice contains certain information required to be disclosed in
accordance with section LR9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

In accordance with section LR9.6.13 paragraph (1) of the Listing Rules, Margaret
Ewing has been a director of the following publicly quoted company during the
previous 5 years:

Name of Company         Role: Executive   Date of           Date of
                        /Non-Executive    appointment       Resignation
                     

BAA PLC                 Executive         01/07/2002
WORLD DUTY FREE PLC     Executive         31/08/2002

TRINITY MIRROR PLC      Executive         04/01/2000        28/06/2002

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

In accordance with section LR9.6.13 paragraph (2) to (6) of the Listing Rules,
there is no information relating to Margaret Ewing required to be disclosed.

Section LR9.6.13 paragraph (2) to (6) relates to;

LR9.6.13(2) 
details of any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences;

LR9.6.13 (3)
details of any receiverships compulsory liquidations, creditors voluntary
liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any composition
or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its creditors of any
company where the director was an executive director at the time of or within
the 12 months preceding, such events;

LR9.6.13 (4)
details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership voluntary
arrangements of any partnerships where the director was a partner at the time
of, or within the 12 months preceding, such events;

LR9.6.13 (5)
details of receiverships of any asset of such person or of a partnership of
which the director was a partner at the time of or within the 12 months 
preceding such event; and

LR9.6.13(6)
details of any public criticisms of the director by statutory or regulatory
authorities (including designated professional bodies) and whether the director
has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director of a company or
from acting in the management or conduct of the affairs of any company.



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