Holding(s) in Company
Whitbread PLC
03 July 2007
Letter To: Whitbread PLC
Dated 28 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 27/06/07,
is as per the attached Appendix.
From: AXA Investment Managers
OSSM Workflow Manager
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):
27/06/2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28/06/2007
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 11,339,602 11,339,602
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 5,919,626 5,919,626 5,378,390 3.00 2.73
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
11,298,016 5.73%
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 1,105 0.00056
Indirect
AXA Sun Life plc 259,635 0.13156
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)
Direct
AXA Rosenberg 185,929 0.09421
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 26,041 0.01320
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 248,054 0.12569
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 402,356 0.20388
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 142,771 0.07234
Distribution Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 50,000 0.02534
Ethical Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 2,000 0.00101
Extra Income Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 78,000 0.03952
UK Growth Fund
Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc 29,500 0.01495
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 40,000 0.02027
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 99,273 0.05030
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c 180,343 0.09138
Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 108,000 0.05472
Direct
AXA Rosenberg 150,890 0.07646
Direct
AXA Insurance UK 122,000 0.06182
Direct
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 223,000 0.11300
Indirect
AXA General Unit Trust 155,000 0.07854
Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc 386,549 0.19587
Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern 278,358 0.14105
Direct
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 189,893 0.09622
Direct
AXA France 150,000 0.07601
Indirect
AXA Rosenberg 3,950,220 2.00160
Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc* 239,745 0.12148
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 1,818 0.00092
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 15,867 0.00804
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 48,482 0.02457
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 35,448 0.01796
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 253,663 0.12853
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management 180,720 0.09157
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
AXA Winterthur 1,526,786 0.77363
Direct
ASL With Profit Transition Fund 844,039 0.42768
Direct
SLAS With Profit Transition 692,531 0.35091
Direct
Total Direct 5,919,626 2.99951
Total Indirect 5,378,390 2.72526
TOTAL 11,298,016 5.72476
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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