BUZZ — UK's Whitbread gains as co backs turnaround plan, reaffirms outlook

* Shares of UK's Premier Inn owner Whitbread rise 2.4% to 2,571p, among top gainers on FTSE bluechip index * Shares at highest since March * Co backs its five-year turnaround plan and recommends shareholders vote against activist investor Corvex Management's demand for a board seat * Co says it is confident in its full-year outlook * Up to last close, stock down ~2% so far this year (Reporting by Roshni Srivastava in Bengaluru) ((roshni.srivastava@thomsonreuters.com)