Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
11 June 2002



                         EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEMES


The following awards were made on 10 June 2002 to Executive Directors of the 
Company under the Whitbread 2001 Approved and Unapproved Share Option Schemes:

                                                 Number of shares
 
David Thomas                                           80,000 
Stewart Miller                                         50,000 
Alan Parker                                            50,000 
David Richardson                                       50,000
Bill Shannon                                           50,000 

Share Option price is 64lp per share.

Liz Thorpe
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel. No. 01582 396 097


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