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Supplement to Budget Group, Inc. Third Quarter Earnings

2 November 1998

Supplement to Budget Group, Inc. Third Quarter Earnings
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 30 --  As a supplement to the
Budget Group, Inc. third quarter earnings release dated Oct. 27,
1998, following are consolidated income statements and segment reporting for
the first and second quarters of 1998, which align with the tables used for
the third quarter.

    BUDGET GROUP, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    Period Ending March 31
    (in thousands)

                                               1st quarter
                                     1998                    1997

    OPERATING REVENUE:
     Vehicle rental              $339,955                 $62,022
     Retail vehicle sales          97,291                  53,735
     Royalty fees and other        18,739                     581
      Total operating revenue     455,985                 116,338

    OPERATING EXPENSES:
     Direct vehicle and operating 154,442                  27,673
     Depreciation -- vehicle       94,522                  19,352
     Cost of retail vehicle sales  86,142                  45,603
     Selling, general and
      administrative               75,989                  18,270
     Amortization and
      non-vehicle depreciation      9,116                   1,437
     Merger expenses -- pooling     1,595                       0
      Total operating expenses    421,806                 112,335

    OPERATING INCOME               34,179                   4,003

    OTHER EXPENSE:
     Interest, net                 39,880                   8,519

    LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES       (5,701)                 (4,516)
    Benefit for income taxes       (2,280)                 (1,215)

    NET LOSS                      $(3,421)                $(3,301)

    Weighted average number
       of shares outstanding   27,445,000              12,875,000

    Basic loss per share            (0.12)                  (0.26)
    BUDGET GROUP, INC.
    SEGMENT REPORTING
    Period Ending March 31
    (in thousands)

                                             1st quarter
                                     1998                    1997
    REVENUE:
     Car Rental                  $338,770                 $59,302
     Truck Rental and Sales        43,209                  13,890
     Retail Car Sales              91,984                  43,146
     Eliminations                 (17,978)                      0
      Total Revenue              $455,985                $116,338

    OPERATING INCOME:
     Car Rental                   $36,150                  $8,219
     Truck Rental and Sales         2,490                  (4,157)
     Retail Car Sales              (1,043)                    663
     Corporate Overhead            (3,418)                   (722)
      Total Operating Income      $34,179                  $4,003
    BUDGET GROUP, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    Period Ending June 30
    (in thousands)

                                 2nd quarter                Year to Date
                              1998          1997         1998          1997

    OPERATING REVENUE:
     Vehicle rental       $450,141      $251,678     $790,096      $313,700
     Retail vehicle sales  140,745        67,292      238,036       121,027
     Royalty fees and other 23,466        13,174       42,205        13,755
     Total operating revenue614,352      332,144    1,070,337       448,482

    OPERATING EXPENSES:
     Direct vehicle and
      operating            173,651       112,902      328,093       140,575
     Depreciation
       -- vehicle          117,668        71,331      212,190        90,683
     Cost of retail
      vehicle sales        125,053        57,667      211,195       103,270
     Selling, general
      and administrative   125,506        49,064      201,495        67,334
     Amortization and
      non-vehicle
      depreciation          11,624         7,343       20,740         8,780
    Merger expenses
     -- pooling                  0             0        1,595             0
    Total operating
     expenses              553,502       298,307      975,308       410,642

    OPERATING INCOME        60,850        33,837       95,029        37,840

    OTHER EXPENSES:
     Interest, net          44,161        26,349       84,041        34,868
     Debt extinguishment
      costs                  9,454             0        9,454             0
      Total other expenses  53,615        26,349       93,495        34,868

    INCOME BEFORE
      INCOME TAXES           7,235         7,488        1,534         2,972
    Provision (benefit)
      for income taxes       1,833         2,925         (447)        1,710
    Distribution on Trust
      preferred securities     650             0          650             0

    INCOME BEFORE
      EXTRAORDINARY ITEM     4,752         4,563        1,331         1,262

    EXTRAORDINARY LOSS ON EARLY
    EXTINGUISHMENT OF
     DEBT (Net of income
     taxes of $26,602)     (45,296)            0      (45,296)            0

    NET (LOSS) INCOME     ($40,544)       $4,563     ($43,965)       $1,262


    BUDGET GROUP, INC.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    Period Ending June 30
    (in thousands)

                                2nd quarter                 Year to Date
                              1998          1997         1998          1997
    Weighted average
      number of shares
      outstanding       29,499,000    18,765,000   28,134,000    15,836,000

    Basic EPS -- Income
      before extraordinary
      item                   0.16         0.24           0.05          0.08

    Basic EPS --
      Extraordinary Item     (1.54)         0.00        (1.61)         0.00

    Basic EPS --
      Net (loss) Income      (1.37)         0.24        (1.56)         0.08

    Weighted average
      number of shares
      outstanding
      -- Diluted        30,243,000    22,596,000   28,963,000    17,931,000

    Diluted EPS -- Income
      before extraordinary
      item                    0.16          0.20         0.05          0.07

    Diluted EPS --
      Extraordinary Item     (1.50)         0.00        (1.57)         0.00

    Diluted EPS --
      Net (loss) Income      (1.34)         0.20        (1.52)         0.07


    BUDGET GROUP, INC.
    SEGMENT REPORTING
    Period Ending June 30
    (in thousands)

                                 2nd quarter               Year to Date
                              1998          1997         1998          1997
    REVENUE:
     Car Rental           $379,287      $232,984     $718,057      $292,286
     Truck Rental and Sales121,389        56,408      164,598        70,298
     Retail Car Sales      132,932        57,234      224,916       100,380
     Eliminations          (19,256)      (14,482)     (37,234)      (14,482)
      Total Revenue       $614,352      $332,144   $1,070,337      $448,482

    OPERATING INCOME:
     Car Rental            $43,751       $22,508      $79,901       $30,727
     Truck Rental and Sales 25,523        12,451       28,013         8,294
     Retail Car Sales       (1,542)         (141)      (2,585)          522
     Corporate Overhead     (6,882)         (981)     (10,300)       (1,703)
      Total Operating
       Income              $60,850       $33,837      $95,029       $37,840