Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8118V

Whitbread PLC

10 April 2019

 

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)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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			Och-Ziff Management Europe Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, UK
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:			05/04/2019
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			10/04/2019
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		5.04%		5.04%	177,820,843
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	n/a	n/a		n/a

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)
SUBTOTAL 8. A
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
WTB LN (swap [ISIN GB00B1KJJ408])	23/03/2020, 01/04/2020, 06/04/2020, 14/04/2020, 08/05/2020, 15/12/2021		n/a		cash			1,570,000	0.88%
WTB LN (payto-hold [ISIN: GB00B1KJJ408])	Open ended. Either part can end agreement with one day notice.		n/a		cash			7,400,000	4.16%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			8,970,000	5.04%

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
Och-Ziff Capital Man-agement Group LLC		5.04%	5.04%
Och-Ziff Holding Corpo-ration		5.04%	5.04%
OZ Management LP		5.04%	5.04%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
Daniel S. Och is an Executive Managing Director of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC ("OZM") and has the power through shareholdings and other proxy arrangements to direct in excess of 50% of the aggre-gate voting rights of all shares issued by OZM. As such, for purposes of this notification, he may be deemed to control such entity and, therefore, may be deemed to be the ultimate controller of the holdings reported in this notification. OZ Management LP is an investment manager that independently exercises its voting powers on behalf of a number of investment funds and discretionary accounts it manages. Och-Ziff Management Europe Ltd. is acting in a capacity as a sub-advisor to the investment manager.

Place of completion	40 Argyll Street, London, W1F 7EB
Date of completion	10/04/2019

 

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