Director Shareholding

Whitbread PLC
6 May 2003


                              WHITBREAD PLC

                         LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN


Under the terms of the long-term incentive plan of Whitbread PLC, conditional 
awards at nil cost were made on the 2 May 2003 to executive directors of the 
company in respect of the 3-year performance period 1st March 2003 to 28 
February 2006. The maximum number of Whitbread PLC 50p Ordinary shares, which 
each director could potentially receive in respect of this Performance Period, 
is as follows:-
 
                                             Number of shares

Stewart Miller                                         27,094
Alan Parker                                            28,117 
David Richardson                                       31,402 
Bill Shannon                                           32,540
David Thomas                                           53,554



Notes

• Share price is £5.1350 (average over the 5 business days prior to 1 March 
  2003)
• Exercise of awards is subject to performance criteria based on Whitbread's 
  TSR performance relative to the other companies within a comparator group over 
  the performance period.


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