Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4648H

Whitbread PLC

15 November 2018

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			WHITBREAD PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments						X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			12/11/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			14/11/2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.378%	3.826%		4.204%	183,636,600
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	1.690%	4.016%		5.706%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
ORD GB00B1KJJ408				693,534					0.378%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		693,534					0.378%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swap	4/1/2019				CASH			157	0.0001
Swap	9/12/2019				CASH			794	0.0004
Swap	2/18/2019				CASH			44,888	0.0244
Swap	10/18/2019				CASH			17,413	0.0095
Swap	9/3/2019				CASH			6,939	0.0038
Swap	2/18/2019				CASH			6,115	0.0033
Swap	2/5/2019				CASH			2,100	0.0011
Swap	3/4/2019				CASH			2,091	0.0011
Swap	12/5/2018				CASH			1,756	0.0010
Swap	1/4/2019				CASH			360	0.0002
Swap	8/2/2019				CASH			14	0.0000
Swap	12/23/2026				CASH			25,512	0.0139
Swap	12/14/2018				CASH			1,729,516	0.9418
Swap	11/23/2018				CASH			1,383,769	0.7535
Swap	11/27/2018				CASH			859,609	0.4681
Swap	11/28/2018				CASH			767,644	0.4180
Swap	11/19/2018				CASH			750,000	0.4084
Swap	11/16/2018				CASH			225,000	0.1225
Swap	11/26/2018				CASH			143,534	0.0782
Swap	11/30/2018				CASH			111,774	0.0609
Swap	1/10/2019				CASH			356,129	0.1939
Swap	11/26/2018				CASH			270,000	0.1470
Swap	1/15/2019				CASH			103,875	0.0566
Swap	1/18/2019				CASH			63,429	0.0345
Swap	3/21/2019				CASH			30,259	0.0165
Swap	1/7/2019				CASH			2,337	0.0013
Swap	1/7/2019				CASH			500	0.0003
Swap	7/29/2019				CASH			251	0.0001
Swap	7/30/2019				CASH			213	0.0001
Swap	11/8/2019				CASH			109,155	0.0594
Swap	3/7/2019				CASH			5,025	0.0027
Swap	7/11/2019				CASH			4,452	0.0024
Swap	12/21/2018				CASH			339	0.0002
Swap	12/21/2018				CASH			107	0.0001
Swap	12/21/2018				CASH			55	0.0000
Swap	12/21/2018				CASH			21	0.0000
Swap	6/19/2019				CASH			15	0.0000
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			7,025,147	3.826

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse Investments (UK)
Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK)
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd
Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse AG, Dublin Branch
Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Limited
Credit Suisse Asset Management & Investor Services (Schweiz) Holding AG
Credit Suisse Funds AG
Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Limited
Credit Suisse Asset Management & Investor Services (Schweiz) Holding AG
Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A.
Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse International
Credit Suisse Group AG
Credit Suisse AG
Credit Suisse Holdings (USA), Inc.
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc.
CSAM Americas Holding Corp.
Credit Suisse MB LLC
Merchant Holding, LLC
QT Fund Ltd
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A
11. Additional informationxvi
Ref: 17044325

Place of completion	London, England
Date of completion	14/11/2018

 

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