AGM Statement

Whitbread PLC
15 June 2004




                      Whitbread PLC - AGM trading statement
                                 15th June 2004

Whitbread PLC will report to today's Annual General Meeting that trading for the
13 weeks to June 3rd, 2004, has been encouraging. Total group sales were up
3.5%.  Group like-for-like sales growth was 3.4%

Like-for-like sales growth

13 weeks to June 3rd, 2004                         FY 2003/4

Marriott                                     6.0%                      (0.2%)
Travel Inn                                   5.9%                       3.6%
Pub restaurants                              0.5%                       2.2%
High street restaurants                      3.3%                       3.1%
David Lloyd Leisure                          5.0%                       5.2%


David Thomas, chief executive, said: 'Whitbread's brands have continued to
perform well.  Marriott is now achieving healthy growth although in this quarter
it has benefited from comparison with the depressed London market of a year ago.

'In contrast the restaurant brands' performance was set against a strong period
last year and was affected adversely by the temporary closure of pub restaurants
for conversion to the successful new format.

'The excellent sales results achieved by Travel Inn reflect the brand's
increasing consumer appeal while David Lloyd Leisure's like-for-like sales
growth of 5% confirmed its leadership of its sector.

'Whitbread's board remains confident of further good progress in the current
financial year and beyond, in terms of organic growth, of the group's market
leading leisure brands, operating performance and more efficient use of
shareholders' property assets'

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Contact:
David Reed                           020 7806 5436
Julie Weldon                         020 7806 5443


David Richardson and David Reed will be available for a conference call at
09.30am today, 15th June, 2004.  Please dial [phone] and ask for
the Whitbread AGM call.




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