Directors' Dealings

Whitbread PLC
20 March 2000


                           WHITBREAD PLC

On 20 March 2000 Whitbread Quest Trustee Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Whitbread PLC permitted to subscribe for shares in the company to satisfy
options granted under the company's Sharesave scheme) subscribed for 11,360
shares to satisfy the exercise of options by participants in the scheme.  These
shares were transferred to 32 participants at an average exercise price of £4.94
on the same day.  The executive directors were deemed to have a technical
interest in the 11,360 shares when Whitbread Quest Trustee Limited subscribed
for the shares and ceased to have an interest when the shares were transferred
to the participants.