Whitbread PLC Holding(s) in Company (2043P)
24 May 2018 - 8:51PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWTB
RNS Number : 2043P
Whitbread PLC
24 May 2018
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the
relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word
format if possible)
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1a. Identity of the issuer WHITBREAD PLC
or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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Non-UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the
appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of 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. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation
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Name Massachusetts Financial
Services Company
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City and country of registered Boston, US
office (if applicable)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3)
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Name MFS invests in securities
of the issuer on behalf
of its various mutual
funds and institutional
account clients
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City and country of registered
office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold 22/05/2018
was crossed or reached:
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6. Date on which issuer 23/05/2018
notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
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% of voting % of voting Total of Total number
rights rights through both in of voting
attached financial % rights of
to shares instruments issuer
(total (total of (8.A +
of 8.A) 8.B.1 + 8.B.2) 8.B)
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Resulting
situation
on the date
on which
threshold
was crossed
or reached 4.82% 4.82% 183,583,238
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Position
of previous
notification
(if applicable) 5.11% 5.11%
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation
on the date on which the threshold was crossed
or reached:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Number of voting rights % of voting rights
of shares
ISIN code
(if possible)
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Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 (Art 10 of Directive (Art (Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) 9 of of Directive
2004/109/EC) Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
(DTR5.1)
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GB00B1KJJ408
Common Stock 8,855,756 4.82%
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SUBTOTAL
8.A 8,855,756 4.82%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a)
of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that may rights
instrument Period be acquired if
the instrument
is exercised/converted
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic
effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical Number % of voting
financial date Conversion or cash of voting rights
instrument Period settlement rights
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SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject
to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation
is not controlled by any natural person or legal
entity and does not control any other undertaking(s)
holding directly or indirectly an interest in
the (underlying) issuer.
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through X
which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Name % of voting % of voting Total of both
rights if rights through if it equals
it equals financial or is higher
or is higher instruments than the notifiable
than the notifiable if it equals threshold
threshold or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS Heritage
Trust Company
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS Institutional
Advisors, Inc.
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS Institutional
Advisors, Inc.
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MFS Investment
Management Canada
Limited
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS International
Ltd.
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MFS International
Holdings Pty
Ltd
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MFS International
Australia Pty
Ltd
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS International
Ltd.
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MFS International
Holdings Pty
Ltd
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MFS International
(U.K.) Limited
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS International
Ltd.
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MFS International
Holdings Pty
Ltd
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MFS Investment
Management K.K.
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS International
Ltd.
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MFS International
Holdings Pty
Ltd
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MFS International
Singapore Pte.
Ltd.
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Massachusetts
Financial Services
Company 4.82% 4.82%
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MFS International
Ltd.
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MFS International
Holdings Pty
Ltd
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MFS Investment
Management Company
(LUX) S.à.r.l
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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The number and % of voting
rights held
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The date until which the
voting rights will be held
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11. Additional information:
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Place of completion Boston
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Date of completion 23/05/2018
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