Director/PDMR Shareholding

WHITBREAD PLC

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SHARE AWARDS

LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Under the terms of the Long Term Incentive Plan of Whitbread PLC, conditional awards at nil cost were made on 9 May 2011 to certain senior executives of the Company in respect of the 3-year performance period 1 March 2011 to 28 February 2014. The maximum number of Whitbread PLC 76 122/153p Ordinary Shares, which each executive could potentially receive in respect of this performance period is as follows:

Number of Shares

Simon Barratt 9,115

Patrick Dempsey 22,378

John Derkach 10,741

Andy Harrison 48,953

Christopher Rogers 34,267

Louise Smalley 7,606

The vesting of half of each of the 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 and the vesting of the other half of each award is subject to performance criteria based on Whitbread's EPS growth over the performance period.

In accordance with the rules of the Plan, the awards were based on a share price of £17.874, being the average of the mid-market closing price of the Company's shares for the five dealing days preceding 1 March 2011.

WHITBREAD DIRECTORS' INCENTIVE SCHEME

Under the terms of the Whitbread Directors' Incentive Scheme, the following awards of shares were made on 9 May 2011 to senior executives of the Company in respect of the financial year of the Company ended 3 March 2011.

Number of Shares

Simon Barratt 13,653

Patrick Dempsey 19,698

John Derkach 16,681

Andy Harrison 18,281

Christopher Rogers 25,316

Louise Smalley 11,393

Notes

* The number of shares have been calculated by dividing such part of the executive's bonus as the executive is entitled to receive in Ordinary Shares of 76 122/153p each in the capital of Whitbread PLC by the average of the middle -market closing price of the shares during the five dealing days preceding 1 March 2011 (£17.874).

* The awards made under the Directors' Incentive Scheme are not subject to any performance conditions. Under normal circumstances, the awards will vest in full subject to the executive remaining an employee of Whitbread until the third anniversary of the Award Date, as defined in the rules of the scheme.

Daren Lowry

Head of Secretariat & Risk Management

Tel: 01582 889346

10 May 2011