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29/10/2014 10:45

RNS Number : 4263O
Whitbread PLC
06 August 2014



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
Whitbread Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
x
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
1st August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
5th August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Holding has gone above 5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B1KJJ408
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
8,939,369
N/A
4.93%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
CFD



140,975
Nominal
Delta
0.08%
0.08%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9,080,344
5.00%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 9,080,344 (5.00%)

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:
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:
Duncan Murray
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 3334


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name 
(including legal form of legal entities)
BlackRock, Inc.
Contact address 
(registered office for legal entities)
c/o 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL
Phone number & email
020 7743 3334; emeadisclosures@blackrock.com
Other useful information 
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Contact address
12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL
Phone number & email
020 7743 3334; emeadisclosures@blackrock.com
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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