Whitbread First Half

First half results stated:

First Half Pretax Profit £316mln
First Half Operating Profit £336mln
First Half Rev £1.67bln
Premier Inn on Track to Have 85,000 Rooms by 2020
Sees Trading in Line With Views for ull Year 18
Raises Dividend to 31.4p Vs 29.9p
First Half EPS 137.26p

As of 8.14am the stock was trading down c.3.55% at c.3801p