Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
26 March 2007


                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state 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 the 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 the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

22/03/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23/03/2007
 

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

5%
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

B15F1S1                        0                        0


B1KJJ40                 13,363,662

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  


B15F1S1                 0                 0        3,656            0.00      0.00


B1KJJ40             5,901,570         5,901,570    7,480,362        1.41      1.79

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

13,385,788                           3.21%
 

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 shared capital


AXA Ireland Pension Fund            2,502                   0.00060  
Indirect          

AXA Sun Life plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life     1,177,339                   0.28219
Assurance Society plc)
Direct
          
AXA Rosenberg                     229,694                   0.05505
Direct          
          
Sun Life Unit Assurance 
Ltd A/c X                          26,041                   0.00824
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance 
Ltd A/c X                         248,054                   0.05945
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance 
Ltd A/c X                         402,356                   0.09644
Direct

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC          16,621                   0.00398
Global Distribution Fund           
Indirect          
          
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC          48,600                   0.01165
Global Growth Fund
Indirect

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC         142,771                   0.03422
Distribution Fund 
Indirect

PPP Healthcare Group plc           44,187                   0.01059
Indirect
        
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd  100,000                   0.02397
Direct
            
Sun Life Pensions Management      180,343                   0.04323
Ltd A/c
Direct
          
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc    835,531                   0.20026
Direct          

AXA Rosenberg                     172,270                   0.04129
Direct  

AXA Insurance UK                  176,277                   0.04225
Direct

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme       225,000                   0.05393
Indirect

AXA General Unit trust             93,382                   0.02238
Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc              1,014,252                   0.24310
Indirect

AXA Colonia Konzarn               229,314                   0.05496
Direct

Sun Life International            189,893                   0.04551
(IOM)Ltd
Direct

AXA France                        479,868                   0.11502
Indirect

AXA Rosenberg                   5,148,584                   1.23403
Indirect

AXA Financial, Inc*               264,595                   0.06342
Indirect

Sun Life Pensions 
Management Ltd                      1,818                   0.00044
Direct

Sun Life Pensions 
Management Ltd                     14,867                   0.00356
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
LTAV UK Equity                     48,482                   0.01162
Direct

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
FTSE All Share Tracker             34,751                   0.00833
Direct

Sun Life Pensions Management      253,663                   0.06080
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
                 
Sun Life Pensions Management      
FTSE All Share Tracker            169,799                   0.04070
Direct          

AXA Winterthur                    
Direct                          1,411,078                   0.33821
          
          
       Total Direct            5,901,570                    1.41450
       Total Indirect          7,480,362                    1.79291
       Total                  13,381,932                    3.20742



Name of the Company/Fund     Number of Shares     % of issued shared capital

AXA France                     3,856                    0.00092
Indirect
 
       Total Direct                0                    0.00000
       Total Indirect          3,856                    0.00092
       Total                   3,856                    0.00092


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the 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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