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                      priceline.com Incorporated
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (In thousands, except per share data)

                                               June 30,   December 31,
ASSETS                                            2004         2003
                                              -----------  -----------
                                              (unaudited)
 Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                 $   156,306  $    93,732
   Restricted cash                                23,502       22,485
   Short-term investments                        206,360      151,736
   Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
    doubtful accounts of $1,038 and $794
     at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003,
      respectively                                23,733       10,782
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets       6,156        4,778
                                              -----------  -----------

        Total current assets                     416,057      283,513

 Property and equipment, net                      15,474       16,524
 Intangible assets, net                           13,570        7,053
 Goodwill                                         32,837        8,779
 Other assets                                     16,674       21,915
                                              -----------  -----------

   Total assets                              $   494,612  $   337,784
                                              ===========  ===========


 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable                          $    49,380  $    25,061
   Accrued expenses                               22,680       21,031
   Deferred merchant bookings                      8,867
   Other current liabilities                       3,340        3,522
                                              -----------  -----------
        Total current liabilities                 84,267       49,614

   Other long-term liabilities                     1,763        1,069
   Minority interest                                 691            -
   Long-term debt                                223,348      124,524
                                              -----------  -----------
        Total liabilities                        310,069      175,207
                                              -----------  -----------

 SERIES B MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
  STOCK                                           13,470       13,470

 Stockholders' equity
   Common stock                                      315          306
   Treasury stock                               (350,628)    (350,628)
   Additional paid-in capital                  2,062,613    2,055,607
   Deferred compensation                          (1,516)      (1,408)
   Accumulated deficit                        (1,539,712)  (1,555,444)
   Accumulated other comprehensive income              1          674
                                              -----------  -----------
        Total stockholders' equity               171,073      149,107
                                              -----------  -----------

   Total liabilities and stockholders'
    equity                                   $   494,612  $   337,784
                                              ===========  ===========


                      priceline.com Incorporated
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
           (In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)


                               Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                               June 30,  June 30,  June 30,  June 30,
                                 2004      2003      2004      2003
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

Merchant revenues              $249,860  $236,943  $466,871  $435,551
Agency revenues                   8,747     1,476    15,195     2,481
Other revenues                      782     1,147     1,454     2,021
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
     Total revenues             259,389   239,566   483,520   440,053

Cost of merchant revenues       205,610   199,072   386,367   366,572
Cost of agency revenues               -         -         -         -
Cost of other revenues                -         -         -         -
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
     Total costs of revenues    205,610   199,072   386,367   366,572
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

Gross profit                     53,779    40,494    97,153    73,481

Operating expenses:
     Advertising                 16,366    10,774    31,771    21,872
     Sales and marketing          9,096     7,790    15,802    14,653
     Personnel                    7,783     7,546    16,018    15,059
     General and
      administrative, including
      option payroll taxes        4,454     2,744     7,963     5,563
     Information technology       2,455     2,604     4,969     4,971
     Depreciation and
      amortization                2,565     2,787     4,785     6,699
     Stock based compensation       112        70       218        70
     Restructuring
      charge/(reversal)             (12)        -       (12)        -
     Warrant costs                    -         -         -     6,638
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

     Total operating expenses    42,819    34,315    81,514    75,525
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

Operating income (loss)          10,960     6,179    15,639    (2,044)

Other income:
     Interest income              1,029       405     2,139       897
     Interest expense              (566)        -    (1,132)        -
     Equity in income (loss) of
      investees, net                (35)    1,105      (161)    1,105
     Other                           13         -        19         -
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
     Total other income             441     1,510       865     2,002
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

 Net income (loss)               11,401     7,689    16,504       (42)
 Preferred stock dividend             -         -      (772)     (297)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders           $ 11,401  $  7,689  $ 15,732  $   (339)
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders per basic
 common share                  $   0.30  $   0.20  $   0.42  $  (0.01)
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

Weighted average number of
 basic common shares
 outstanding                     38,076    37,635    37,822    37,556
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders per
 diluted common share          $   0.29  $   0.20  $   0.41  $  (0.01)
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

Weighted average number of
 diluted common shares
 outstanding                     39,932    39,284    38,778    37,556
                                ========  ========  ========  ========


                      priceline.com Incorporated
          RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS PROFIT AND NET INCOME
               TO PRO FORMA GROSS PROFIT AND NET INCOME
           (In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

                                      GAAP    Adjustments    Adjusted
                                    --------- -----------    ---------

Merchant revenues                   $249,860      $    -     $249,860
Agency revenues                        8,747           -        8,747
Other revenues                           782           -          782
                                     --------      ------     --------
     Total revenues                  259,389           -      259,389

Cost of merchant revenues            205,610        (829) (a) 204,781
Cost of agency revenues                    -           -            -
Cost of other revenues                     -           -            -
                                     --------      ------     --------
     Total costs of revenues         205,610        (829)     204,781
                                     --------      ------     --------

Gross profit                          53,779         829       54,608

Operating expenses:
     Advertising                      16,366           -       16,366
     Sales and marketing               9,096           -        9,096
     Personnel                         7,783           -        7,783
     General and administrative,
      including option payroll taxes   4,454        (298) (b)   4,156
     Information technology            2,455           -        2,455
     Depreciation and amortization     2,565        (193) (c)   2,372
     Stock based compensation            112        (112) (d)       -
     Restructuring charge/(reversal)     (12)         12  (e)       -
     Warrant costs                         -           -            -
                                     --------      ------     --------

     Total operating expenses         42,819        (591)      42,228
                                     --------      ------     --------

Operating income                      10,960       1,420       12,380

Other income:
     Interest income                   1,029           -        1,029
     Interest expense                   (566)          -         (566)
     Equity in loss of
      investees, net                     (35)          -          (35)
     Other                                13         (13) (f)       -
                                     --------      ------     --------
     Total other income                  441         (13)         428
                                     --------      ------     --------

 Net income (loss)                    11,401       1,407       12,808
 Preferred stock dividend                  -           -            -
                                     --------      ------     --------

Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders                $ 11,401      $1,407     $ 12,808
                                     ========      ======     ========

Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders per basic
 common share                       $   0.30                 $   0.34
                                     ========                 ========

Weighted average number of basic
 common shares outstanding            38,076                   38,076
                                     ========                 ========

Net income (loss) applicable to
 common stockholders per diluted
 common share                       $   0.29                 $   0.32
                                     ========                 ========

Weighted average number of diluted
 common shares outstanding            39,932                   39,932
                                     ========                 ========


(a) Cost of revenue adjustment for Travelweb acquired intangibles.
(b) Adjustment for option payroll tax.
(c) Amortization adjustment for acquisition-related intangibles,
    primarily related to Travelweb.
(d) Adjustment for stock-based compensation.
(e) Adjustment for restructuring reversal.
(f) Adjustment for minority interest credit related to Travelweb.


priceline.com Incorporated
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
In thousands, except per share data
(Unaudited)

Income Statement       1Q03      2Q03      3Q03      4Q03      1Q04
 Analysis
------------------------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------

Merchant revenues    $198,608  $236,943  $240,584  $176,319  $217,011
Agency revenues         1,005     1,476     1,895     3,178     6,448
Other revenues            874     1,147       962       670       672
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
     Total revenues   200,487   239,566   243,441   180,167   224,131

Cost of merchant
 revenues             167,500   199,072   202,793   148,351   180,757
Cost of agency
 revenues                   -         -         -         -         -
Cost of other
 revenues                   -         -         -         -         -
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
     Total costs of
      revenues        167,500   199,072   202,793   148,351   180,757
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

 Gross profit         $32,987   $40,494   $40,648   $31,816   $43,374
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Operating expenses:
  Advertising          11,098    10,774    10,284    10,092    15,405
  Sales and
   marketing            6,864     7,789     7,242     4,908     6,706
  Personnel             7,512     7,547     7,441     7,180     8,235
  General and
   administrative       2,819     2,642     3,058     3,256     3,469
  Information
   technology           2,367     2,604     1,878     2,049     2,514
  Depreciation and
   amortization         3,912     2,787     2,510     2,324     2,220
  Option payroll
   taxes                    -       102       154         -        40
  Stock based
   compensation             -        70       106       106       106
  Restructuring
   charge/(reversal)        -         -      (137)      (49)        -
  Warrant costs         6,638         -         -         -         -
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

  Total operating
   expenses           $41,210   $34,315   $32,536   $29,866   $38,695

Operating income
 (loss)               ($8,223)   $6,179    $8,112    $1,950    $4,679

Other income
 (expenses):
Interest income, net      492       405       229       441       544
Equity in income/(loss)
 of investees, net          -     1,105     1,389      (163)     (126)
Other                       -         -         -         -         6
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Total other income       $492    $1,510    $1,618      $278      $424

Net income (loss)     ($7,731)   $7,689    $9,730    $2,228    $5,103

     Preferred stock
      dividend           (297)        -    (1,194)        -      (772)
                    ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Net income (loss)
 applicable to
 common stockholders  ($8,028)   $7,689    $8,536    $2,228    $4,331
                    ========== ========= ========= ========= =========

Net income (loss)
 applicable to
 common stockholders
 per basic common
 share                 ($0.21)    $0.20     $0.22     $0.06     $0.12
                    ========== ========= ========= ========= =========

Net income (loss)
 applicable to
 common stockholders
 per diluted common
 share                 ($0.21)    $0.20     $0.21     $0.06     $0.11
                    ========== ========= ========= ========= =========

(1) Weighted
 average common
 shares:
     Basic             37,477    37,635    38,044    38,019    37,588
     Diluted           37,477    39,284    39,812    40,107    38,905
Common shares
 outstanding, end of
 period                37,495    37,925    38,291    37,607    37,696


------------------------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------

Gross margin             16.5%     16.9%     16.7%     17.7%     19.4%

(1)  Reflects one-for-six reverse stock split.



                                                                6 mos.
                                                                 2004
                                       2Q04                        vs.
Income Statement                       vs.  6 months  6 months  6 mos.
 Analysis                   2Q04       2Q03     2004      2003   2003
------------------------   ---------  ----- --------- --------- ------

Merchant revenues          $249,860      5% $466,871  $435,551      7%
Agency revenues               8,747    493%   15,195     2,481    512%
Other revenues                  782    -32%    1,454     2,021    -28%
                           ---------        --------- ---------
     Total revenues         259,389      8%  483,520   440,053     10%

Cost of merchant
 revenues                   205,610      3%  386,367   366,572      5%
Cost of agency revenues           -      0%        -         -      0%
Cost of other revenues            -      0%        -         -      0%
                           ---------        --------- ---------
     Total costs of
      revenues              205,610      3%  386,367   366,572      5%
                           ---------        --------- ---------

 Gross profit               $53,779     33%  $97,153   $73,481     32%
                           ---------        --------- ---------

Operating expenses:
  Advertising                16,366     52%   31,771    21,872     45%
  Sales and marketing         9,096     17%   15,802    14,653      8%
  Personnel                   7,783      3%   16,018    15,059      6%
  General and
   administrative             4,156     57%    7,625     5,461     40%
  Information technology      2,455     -6%    4,969     4,971      0%
  Depreciation and
   amortization               2,565     -8%    4,785     6,699    -29%
  Option payroll taxes          298    192%      338       102    231%
  Stock based
   compensation                 112     60%      218        70    211%
  Restructuring
   charge/(reversal)            (12)     0%      (12)        -      0%
  Warrant costs                   -      0%        -     6,638   -100%
                           ---------        --------- ---------

  Total operating
   expenses                 $42,819     25%  $81,514   $75,525      8%

Operating income (loss)     $10,960     77%  $15,639   ($2,044)   865%

Other income (expenses):
Interest income, net            463     14%    1,007       897     12%
Equity in income/(loss)
 of investees, net              (35)  -103%     (161)    1,105   -115%
Other                            13      0%       19         -      0%
                           ---------        --------- ---------

Total other income             $441    -71%      865     2,002    -57%

Net income (loss)           $11,401     48%  $16,504      ($42) 39395%

     Preferred stock
      dividend                    -      0%     (772)     (297)  -160%
                           ---------        --------- ---------

Net income (loss)
 applicable to common
 stockholders               $11,401     48%  $15,732     ($339)  4741%
                           =========        ========= =========

Net income (loss)
 applicable to common
 stockholders per basic
 common share                 $0.30     47%    $0.42    ($0.01)  4708%
                           =========        ========= =========

Net income (loss)
 applicable to common
 stockholders per
 diluted common share         $0.29     46%    $0.41    ($0.01)  4594%
                           =========        ========= =========

(1)  Weighted average
 common shares:
     Basic                   38,076      1%   37,822    37,556      1%
     Diluted                 39,932      2%   38,778    37,556      3%
Common shares
 outstanding, end of
 period                      38,748      2%   38,748    37,925      2%


------------------------   ---------  ----- --------- --------- ------


Gross margin                   20.7%            20.1%     16.7%


(1)  Reflects one-for- six reverse stock split.



priceline.com Incorporated
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Consolidated Balance Sheets
In thousands
(Unaudited)



 ASSETS                            3/31/2003   6/30/2003   9/30/2003
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------

 CURRENT ASSETS:
    Cash and cash equivalents        $52,560     $69,292    $115,302
    Restricted cash                   17,025      16,869      20,750
    Short-term investments            70,194      62,992     148,027
    Accounts receivable, net of
     allowance for doubtful
     accounts                         16,106      23,565      18,809
    Prepaid expenses and other
     current assets                    6,243       8,158       6,737
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------

         Total current assets        162,128     180,876     309,625


 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net          17,690      16,106      16,603
 INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net                1,086       3,808       3,687
 GOODWILL                             10,517      10,517       9,534
 OTHER ASSETS                         16,837      17,699      22,829
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------

    TOTAL ASSETS                    $208,258    $229,006    $362,278
                                  =========== =========== ===========


 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
  EQUITY

 CURRENT LIABILITIES:
    Accounts payable                 $36,020     $46,863     $38,467
    Accrued expenses                  24,983      23,296      22,972
    Deferred merchant bookings             -           -           -
    Other current liabilities          2,833       2,134       3,100
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------
         Total current liabilities    63,836      72,293      64,539

    Long-term accrued expenses           422         276         545
    Other long-term liabilities            -           -           -
    Minority interest                      -           -           -
    Long-term debt                         -           -     125,000
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------
         Total liabilities            64,258      72,569     190,084
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------

 SERIES B MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
  PREFERRED STOCK                     13,470      13,470      13,470
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------

 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
    Common stock                       1,886         303         306
    Treasury stock                  (338,410)   (338,410)   (338,410)
    Additional paid-in capital     2,040,850   2,048,785   2,055,540
    Deferred compensation                  -      (1,619)     (1,514)
    Accumulated deficit           (1,573,897) (1,566,208) (1,557,672)
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income                101         116         474
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------
         Total stockholders'
          equity                     130,530     142,967     158,724
                                  ----------- ----------- -----------

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
     STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          $ 208,258   $ 229,006   $ 362,278
                                  =========== =========== ===========




 ASSETS                            12/31/2003   3/31/2004   6/30/2004
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------

 CURRENT ASSETS:
    Cash and cash equivalents         $93,732    $176,092    $156,306
    Restricted cash                    22,485      22,384      23,502
    Short-term investments            151,736      79,576     206,360
    Accounts receivable, net of
     allowance for doubtful
     accounts                          10,782      19,052      23,733
    Prepaid expenses and other
     current assets                     4,778       3,435       6,156
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------

         Total current assets         283,513     300,539     416,057


 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net           16,524      15,692      15,474
 INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net                 7,053       6,814      13,570
 GOODWILL                               8,779       8,779      32,837
 OTHER ASSETS                          21,915      21,385      16,674
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------

    TOTAL ASSETS                    $ 337,784   $ 353,209   $ 494,612
                                  ============ =========== ===========


 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
  EQUITY

 CURRENT LIABILITIES:
    Accounts payable                  $25,061     $38,023     $49,380
    Accrued expenses                   21,031      18,118      22,680
    Deferred merchant bookings              -           -       8,867
    Other current liabilities           3,522       3,127       3,340
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------
         Total current liabilities     49,614      59,268      84,267

    Long-term accrued expenses            532         399           -
    Other long-term liabilities           537          36       1,763
    Minority interest                       -           -         691
    Long-term debt                    124,524     124,996     223,348
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------
         Total liabilities            175,207     184,699     310,069
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------

 SERIES B MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
  PREFERRED STOCK                      13,470      13,470      13,470
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------

 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
    Common stock                          306         307         315
    Treasury stock                   (350,628)   (350,628)   (350,628)
    Additional paid-in capital      2,055,607   2,056,942   2,062,613
    Deferred compensation              (1,408)     (1,302)     (1,516)
    Accumulated deficit            (1,555,444) (1,551,113) (1,539,712)
    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income                 674         834           1
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------
         Total stockholders'
          equity                      149,107     155,040     171,073
                                  ------------ ----------- -----------

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
     STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY           $ 337,784   $ 353,209   $ 494,612
                                  ============ =========== ===========


priceline.com Incorporated
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Statistical Data
In thousands

Gross Bookings    1Q03     2Q03     3Q03     4Q03     1Q04     2Q04
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Merchant        $226,739 $267,039 $266,640 $197,543 $244,816 $295,718
Agency            20,778   30,023   33,875   58,647  115,363  174,657
                 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total           $247,517 $297,061 $300,515 $256,191 $360,179 $470,375

Year/Year Growth   -19.3%   -16.3%     9.2%    12.2%    45.5%    58.3%


Units Sold        1Q03     2Q03     3Q03     4Q03     1Q04     2Q04
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Airline Tickets      483      513      438      399      620      819
Year/Year Growth   -44.2%   -44.4%   -32.0%   -18.1%    28.2%    59.8%

Hotel Room-
 Nights            1,234    1,505    1,642    1,319    1,669    1,983
Year/Year Growth    35.6%    38.0%    43.2%    36.9%    35.2%    31.8%

Rental Car Days      663      867    1,215      922    1,213    1,409
Year/Year Growth   -12.6%     6.1%    59.1%    61.8%    83.1%    62.5%


                  1Q03     2Q03     3Q03     4Q03     1Q04     2Q04
                ------------------------------------------------------

Revenue         $200,487 $239,566 $243,441 $180,167 $224,131 $259,389
Year/Year Growth   -23.4%   -21.3%     1.4%    -8.7%    11.8%     8.3%

Gross Profit    $ 32,987 $ 40,494 $ 40,648 $ 31,816 $ 43,374 $ 53,779
Year/Year Growth   -21.4%   -15.9%     7.7%     4.4%    31.5%    32.8%



Gross Bookings represent the total dollar value of travel booked,
 inclusive of taxes and fees.

The gross bookings and units sold information included above is for
 U.S. operations only.

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