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RNS Number : 1387J

Whitbread PLC

01 April 2015

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                   Whitbread PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic                  x 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                        BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                     30(th) March 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                       31(st) March 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed              Total holding has gone above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                       Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                        transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number                  Number       Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                  of               of                      of shares    rights                     (x) 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                          Direct       Direct         Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)           (xii) 
--------------   ----  --------  -------  ------  -----  -----------  -------------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
 GB00B1KJJ408    N/A              N/A                     N/A          N/A            9,048,249   N/A            4.98% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration         Exercise/                         Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)        Conversion Period                 rights that may               rights 
                                            (xiv)                             be 
                                                                              acquired if the 
                                                                              instrument is 
                                                                              exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/           Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)      Conversion          rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                         period              refers to 
                                                    (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                                   158,547                        Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                                      0.09%       0.09% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 9,206,796                                                         5.07% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:               BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting 
                                            Team 
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 14. Contact name:                         Gareth Slade 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7743 2536 
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