Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
7 November 2000

                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

WHITBREAD PLC


2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

DAVID MALCOLM THOMAS

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

AS ABOVE

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

AS ABOVE

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

DIRECTOR'S OWN INTEREST

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

EXERCISE OF OPTION UNDER EMPLOYEE SHARE SCHEME AND PARTIAL SALE


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

41,500


8)   ( %)
    of issued Class

INSIGNIFICANT 

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

14000


10)  ( %)
    of issued Class

INSIGNIFICANT

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES 25P


12) Price per share

EXERCISE PRICE  451.2P
SALE PRICE      532.5P

13) Date of transaction

7 NOVEMBER 2000

14) Date company informed

7 NOVEMBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

91,045 MR THOMAS ALSO HAS A TECHNICAL INTEREST IN 689,547 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



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



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



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



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



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



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MRS P TOWNSEND
020 7615 1111


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification     MR S C BARRATT - COMPANY SECRETARY

   Date of Notification        7 NOVEMBER 2000