RNS Announcement
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES1
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
14 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
5% of total voting rights
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
GB00B1KJJ408
10,460,545
9,000,215
10,534,621
9,074,291
4.95%
US9634101052
6,150
0.00%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
Rights to recall lent shares
145,307
0.08%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9,225,748
5.04%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (3.99%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
This notification is due to crossing above the 5% threshold of total voting rights due to trading.
14. Contact name:
Ben Van Loon
15. Contact telephone number:
01224 404090
Holding(s) in Company
13:54:22
16 Dec 2016
Holding(s) in company
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