Whitbread PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (5994L)

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RNS Number : 5994L

Whitbread PLC

05 September 2012

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares    Whitbread PLC 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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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 
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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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                    Due to a company reorganization, Capital            X 
                     Research and Management Company ("CRMC") 
                     and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") 
                     will no longer report relevant holdings 
                     under management seperately. Instead the 
                     relevant holdings under management by CRMC 
                     and CGII will be reported in aggregate 
                     by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). 
                     It is solely for this reason (and not as 
                     a result of any additional acquisition 
   Other (please     or disposal) that CGC is reporting this 
   specify):         aggregated holding. 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the notification obligation:       The Capital Group Companies, 
                                                    Inc. 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3.):                          See Schedule A 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on which the threshold is crossed           3 September 2012 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
                                              4 September 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                     Above 5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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 
                     Shares       Voting 
                                  Rights 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------------------  --------------------- 
                                              Direct       Direct   Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 Ordinary Shares    12,412,741   12,412,741                         12,412,741              6.9516% 
                   -----------  -----------  -----------  -------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
 GB00B1KJJ408 
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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         Conversion    rights that              rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
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  N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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       12,412,741                    6.9516% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   See Schedule A 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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Schedule A

As of 3 September 2012

Borders & Southern Petroleum plc

 
                                                        Number of Shares       Percent 
                                                                            of Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  "CG") holdings                                           12,412,741          6.952% 
 
   Holdings by CG Management Companies 
   and Funds. 
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        *    Capital Guardian Trust Company                4,777,263           2.675% 
 
        *    Capital International Limited                  290,500            0.163% 
 
        *    Capital International SArl                     341,100            0.191% 
 
        *    Capital International, Inc.                    700,100            0.392% 
 
        *    Capital Research and Management Company       6,303,778           3.530% 
 

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