Director/PDMR Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
30 August 2005



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required 
by DR 3.1.4R(1).


(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the 
    shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
 
(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the 
    shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 
    24. 
 
(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/
    person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 
    and 17 to 24. 
 
(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument 
    relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should 
    complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. 
 


Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

 
1. Name of the issuer

WHITBREAD PLC


2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in 
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or

(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in accordance with section 324 (as 
extended by section 328) of the Companies Act 1985; or 

(iii) both (i) and (ii)

 

DR3.1.4(R)(1)(b)


3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Alan Parker, Christopher Rogers, Stewart Miller, Angie Risley, Anna Glover, 
John Derkach, Mark Phillips, Mike Tye, Tim Hammond, Phil Urban, 
Desmond Taljaard, Paula Vennells, Simon Barratt

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person 
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the 
connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person 
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Technical interest of the individuals named above in the Whitbread Employee 
Share Ownership Trust

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or 
financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary Shares of 58 1/3p each

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of 
shares held by each of them

T D Waterhouse Nominees (Europe) Limited

8 State the nature of the transaction

Transfer of shares from the Whitbread Employee Share Ownership Trust to satisfy 
an award under the Whitbread Executive Share Option Scheme.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares 
acquired

0
 
10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should 
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


 

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares 
disposed

5,100

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 

Insignificant

13. Price per share or value of transaction

5,100 at 641p

14. Date and place of transaction

26th August 2005

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following 
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when 
calculating percentage)

1,348,028, 0.5252%

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

26th August 2005

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by 
the issuer complete the following boxes

 

17 Date of grant


 

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

 
 

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

 
 

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

 
 

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be 
fixed at the time of exercise


 

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following 
notification

 
 

23. Any additional information

 
 

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Stuart Weeks  01582 396358


Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making 
notification

 

Stuart Weeks, Company Secretarial Assistant 

 

Date of notification

 

30th August 2005

 



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