Director/PDMR Shareholding

Summary by AI BETAClose X

On May 22, 2026, several persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) and their closely associated persons at Whitbread PLC executed transactions involving ordinary shares. Dominic Paul, the Chief Executive, exercised awards for 42,908 shares, sold 20,203 to cover tax liabilities, and retained 22,705 shares, with the total transaction value at £1,045,453.42. Hemant Patel, the Chief Financial Officer, exercised 12,904 shares, sold 6,076 for tax, and transferred 6,828 to his spouse, with the exercised shares valued at £314,405.96. Mark Anderson, Managing Director Property and International, exercised 25,345 shares, sold 11,934 for tax, and transferred 13,411 to his spouse, totaling £617,530.93. Simon Ewins, Managing Director UK Hotels and Restaurants, exercised 19,378 shares, sold 9,124 for tax, and transferred 10,254 to his spouse, valued at £472,144.97. Rachel Howarth, Chief People Officer, exercised 19,339 shares, sold 9,106 for tax, transferred 10,233 to her spouse, and an additional 4,274 shares to her spouse, with an aggregated value of £471,194.74. Erik Friemuth, CEO Premier Inn Germany, exercised 10,959 shares, sold 5,213 for tax, and retained 5,746 shares, totaling £267,016.04. Additionally, spouses of PDMRs received shares through transfers.

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Whitbread PLC
22 May 2026
 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

DOMINIC PAUL

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PDMR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

EXERCISE OF AWARDS OVER 42,908 SHARES UNDER THE WHITBREAD RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN AND THE WHITBREAD INCENTIVE SCHEME, SALE OF 20,203 OF THOSE SHARES TO SETTLE THE TAX LIABILITY AND RETENTION OF 22,705 SHARES.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£24.365

42,908

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

42,908

 

£ 1,045,453.42

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

HEMANT PATEL

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PDMR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

EXERCISE OF AWARDS OVER 12,904 SHARES UNDER THE WHITBREAD INCENTIVE SCHEME, SALE OF 6,076 OF THOSE SHARES TO SETTLE THE TAX LIABILITY AND TRANSFER OF 6,828 SHARES TO SPOUSE.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£24.365

12,904

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

12,904

 

£314,405.96

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

CAROLYN PATEL

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PDMR- HEMANT PATEL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

TRANSFER OF 6,828 SHARES FROM SPOUSE

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£N/A

6,828

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

6,828

 

£N/A

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

MARK ANDERSON

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PDMR, MANAGING DIRECTOR PROPERTY AND INTERNATIONAL

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

EXERCISE OF AWARDS OVER 25,345 SHARES UNDER THE WHITBREAD INCENTIVE SCHEME, AND THE RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN, SALE OF 11,934 OF THOSE SHARES TO SETTLE THE TAX LIABILITY, AND TRANSFER OF 13,411 SHARES TO SPOUSE.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£24.365

25,345

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

25,345

 

£617,530.93

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

 

LONDON, UK

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

SARAH ANDERSON

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

 

PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PDMR - MARK ANDERSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY AND INTERNATIONAL

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

TRANSFER OF 13,411 SHARES FROM SPOUSE

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£N/A

13,411

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Total

 

 

 

13,411

 

 

£N/A

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

SIMON EWINS

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

PDMR, MANAGING DIRECTOR UK HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

 

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

EXERCISE OF AWARDS OVER 19,378 SHARES UNDER THE WHITBREAD INCENTIVE SCHEME, AND THE RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN, SALE OF 9,124 OF THOSE SHARES TO SETTLE THE TAX LIABILITY, AND TRANSFER OF 10,254 SHARES TO SPOUSE.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£24.365

19,378

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

19,378

 

£472,144.97

e)

Date of the transaction

22 MAY 2026

 

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

TRACEY EWINS

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

a)

 

Position/status

 

PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PDMR -SIMON EWINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR UK HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

 

Name

 

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

TRANSFER OF 10,254 SHARES FROM SPOUSE

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£N/A

 

10,254

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

 

- Total

 

 

 

10,254

 

 

£N/A

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

RACHEL HOWARTH

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PDMR, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

EXERCISE OF AWARDS OVER 19,339 SHARES UNDER THE WHITBREAD INCENTIVE SCHEME, AND THE RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN, SALE OF 9,106 OF THOSE SHARES TO SETTLE THE TAX LIABILITY AND TRANSFER OF 10,233 SHARES TO SPOUSE. FURTHER TRANSFER OF 4,274 SHARES TO SPOUSE

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£ 24.365

19,339

£ N/A

4,274

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

23,613

 

£471,194.74

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

 

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

PETER HOWARTH

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PDMR -RACHEL HOWARTH, CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

TRANSFER FROM SPOUSE OF 14,507 SHARES

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£N/A

14,507

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

14,507

 

£N/A

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

ERIK FRIEMUTH

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

PDMR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PREMIER INN GERMANY

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

WHITBREAD PLC

b)

 

LEI

 

21380099VMZKRMN3EX36

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

ORDINARY SHARES OF 76 122/153p

 

 

 

GB00B1KJJ408

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

EXERCISE OF AWARDS OVER 10,959 SHARES UNDER THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHEME, SALE OF 5,213 OF THOSE SHARES TO SETTLE THE TAX LIABILITY AND RETENTION OF 5,746 SHARES

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£24.365

10,959

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Volume

 

- Price

 

 

10,959

 

£267,016.04

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

22 MAY 2026

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

LONDON, UK

 

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