Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
21 June 2007



Letter To: Whitbread PLC  

Dated 21 June 2007

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES

WHITBREAD PLC


This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 20/06/07, 
is as per the attached Appendix.


From: AXA Investment Managers




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 

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. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group 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):

20/06/07


6. Date on which issuer notified:

21/06/07


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%


8. Notified Details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
                                  the Triggering transaction                

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

B1KJJ40                12,084,088             12,084,088

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares   Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
                                                                 
                                          Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

B1KJJ40                5,930,722          5,930,722  5,813,464       3.01      2.95
 



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

11,744,186                    5.95%

 

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 Ireland Pension Fund                     1,395                       0.00071
     Indirect     


AXA Sun Life plc                           273,300                       0.13858
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life 
Assurance Society plc)
     Direct     


AXA Rosenberg                              211,727                       0.17036
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X           26,041                       0.01320
      Direct               


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X          248,054                       0.12578
     Direct     


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X          402,356                       0.20402
     Direct    


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                  142,771                       0.07239
Distribution Fund
     Indirect     


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   50,000                       0.02535
Ethical Fund
     Indirect          

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                    2,000                       0.00101
Extra Income Fund
     Indirect     


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   76,000                       0.03854
UK Growth Fund
     Indirect               


PPP Healthcare Group plc                    38,100                       0.01932
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            35,000                       0.01775
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            99,273                       0.05034     
     Direct    


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c       180,343                       0.09144
     Direct     


Sun Life Assurance Society Plc             108,000                       0.05476   
     Direct          


AXA Rosenberg                              158,423                       0.08033
     Direct         


AXA Insurance UK                           142,500                       0.07225
     Direct         


AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                223,000                       0.11307
     Indirect                 


AXA General Unit Trust                     155,000                       0.07859
     Indirect     


AXA Financial, Inc                         386,549                       0.19600
     Indirect                


AXA Colonia Konzern                        278,358                       0.14114
     Direct          


Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd           189,893                       0.09629
     Direct          


AXA France                                 150,000                       0.07606
     Indirect          


AXA Rosenberg                            4,387,004                       2.22444
     Indirect


AXA Financial, Inc*                        239,746                       0.12156
     Indirect     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd             1,818                       0.00092
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            15,867                       0.00805
     Direct     


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 48,482                       0.02458
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct   


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 35,448                       0.01797
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct          


Sun Life Pensions Management               253,663                       0.12862
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct        


Sun Life Pensions Management               180,720                       0.09163
FTSE All Share Tracker


AXA Winterthur                           1,466,786                       0.74374
     Direct     


ASL With Profit Transition Fund            844,039                       0.42797     
     Direct


SLAS With Profit Transition                692,531                       0.35115
     Direct



                      Total Direct       5,930,722                       3.00718
                    Total Indirect       5,813,464                       2.94773
                           
                             TOTAL      11,744,186                       5.95491




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:

Terry Marsh



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637





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