Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5500Q

Whitbread PLC

14 April 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

WHITBREAD PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	13/04/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14/04/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
B1KJJ40	9,434,076	9,434,076	4,712,311	4,712,311	3,963,477	2.70	2.27

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
8,675,788	4.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital       AXA   Direct 356,417.00 0.20436 AXA Financial Inc   Indirect 42,526.00 0.02438 AXA Framlington   Indirect 43,787.00 0.02511 AXA France   Indirect 503,626.00 0.28877 AXA IM UK   Direct 2,172,318.00 1.245551903 AXA IM UK   Indirect 316,421.00 0.18 AXA Rosenberg   Direct 286,651.00 0.164358394 AXA Rosenberg   Indirect 3,057,117.00 1.752873151 AXA Winterthur   Direct 1,896,925.00 1.08764856       Total Direct 4,712,311 2.70192 Total Indirect 3,963,477 2.27256 TOTAL 8,675,788 4.97448

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14 Contact name:	Kyere Tabiri
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7003 1510

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

END

 

 

HOLILFESSTISLIA