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</description><pubDate>4/28/2008 2:06:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Preliminary 2007 Whitbread PLC Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:30am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Preliminary 2007 Whitbread PLC Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1832360</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1832360</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1832360</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>... - Whitbread PLC -  ChairmanWell, good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank you all for coming to another Whitbread year-end presentation. I have to  say it gives me great pleasure to be able to introduce what I hope you will agree with me, are an excellent set of results in an environment which, particularly from a financing perspective, has become much more difficult. As you will have already seen, key numbers from continuing operations, overall sales, like-for-like sales, profitability, are all up substantially, with pre-exceptional earnings per share up a very satisfactory ##%. ...

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</description><pubDate>2/28/2008 4:10:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC Interim Management Statement - Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:00am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Whitbread PLC Interim Management Statement - Conference Call Summary</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1782593</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1782593</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1782593</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><description>...Good morning ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to today's Whitbread trading statement conference call. For your information, today's conference is being recorded. At this time I would like to turn the call over to your host today, Mr. Alan Parker. Please go ahead, sir. ...

</description><pubDate>2/28/2008 4:10:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC Interim Management Statement - Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:00am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Whitbread PLC Interim Management Statement - Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1782593</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1714894</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1714894</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>12/31/2007 5:21:41 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC Third Quarter Trading Update - Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:30am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Whitbread PLC Third Quarter Trading Update - Conference Call Transcript</title><description>...Good day and welcome to the Whitbread PLC trading statement analyst conference call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to your host today, Mr. Alan Parker. Please go ahead, sir. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T1714894</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1714894</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B1714894</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>12/31/2007 5:21:03 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC Third Quarter Trading Update - Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:30am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Whitbread PLC Third Quarter Trading Update - Conference Call Summary</title><description>...Co. reported that total sales for the ## weeks ending ##/##/## was up by ##% and like-for-like sales by #.#%. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1714894</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B1667571</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B1667571</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>10/16/2007 4:05:00 PM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Interim 2007 Whitbread PLC Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:30am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Interim 2007 Whitbread PLC Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><description>...These results stem from a combination of positive investments in growing markets where Co. has strong competitive positions and compelling customer propositions with judicious divestments. ...

</description><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B1667571</ccbn:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T1667571</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T1667571</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>10/16/2007 9:04:00 AM</pubDate><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Whitbread PLC</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Interim 2007 Whitbread PLC Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">WTB.L</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">9:30am UKT</ccbn:time><title>Interim 2007 Whitbread PLC Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><description>... - Whitbread plc -  ChairmanLadies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to another Whitbread interim presentation. I very much hope that you see  these results as positively as I do. I think that this is the first period for a very long time in which everything in this Company has moved in the right direction. The great credit to Alan, Chris and the team that overall revenues are up in double digits, like-for-like sales are all positive and in total in excess of #%, operating profits are up well in excess of overall revenues, and earnings per share are up well in excess of operating profits. These are good results. They stem from a combination of positive investment in growing markets, where we have strong competitive positions and compelling customer propositions, with judicious divestments. We are now seeing the results of this strategy of focus. Looking forward, while I have seen absolutely no direct evidence as yet of any economic downturn, we have to accept that the current credit...

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