Whitbread PLC Holding(s) in Company (8959N)

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RNS Number : 8959N

Whitbread PLC

31 October 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Whitbread PLC 
  the underlying 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 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)                                    Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 
  subject to the                                               (and/or acting for its affiliates) 
  notification obligation:                                     as discretionary investment 
  (iii)                                                        manager on behalf of multiple 
                                                               managed portfolios 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   26 October 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      28 October 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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                Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
                 to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
                 transaction 
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                Number                      Number            Number         Number of              % of voting 
                 of                          of               of shares       voting                 rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting                           rights 
                                             Rights 
               --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------------------- 
 Class/type                                                                  Direct     Indirect    Direct        Indirect 
  of                                                                         (xi)        (xii) 
  shares 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B1KJJ408   11,809,243                  9,029,462         12,147,831                9,269,239                 5.06% 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 US9634101052   6,150                       6,150             6,150                     6,150                     0.00% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                        Number of voting         % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                       rights that              rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                     may 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 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument                     rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                             xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                      Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 9,275,389                                                      5.06% 
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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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   Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 
   Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (4.17%) 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name: 
                                                                  Martin Reid 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   01224 404253 
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