Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
06 July 2007




Letter to: Whitbread PLC  

Dated 4 July 2007



NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES

WHITBREAD PLC


This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 03/07/07, 
is as per the attached Appendix.



From: AXA Investment Managers
      OSSM Workflow Manager






TR-1      Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

WHITBREAD PLC


2. Reason for notification 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:  (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )


Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group companies



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :





5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

7/3/2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

7/4/2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%


8. Notified Details:


                      A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/Type of shares              Situation previous to  
                                  the Triggering transaction                

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

B1KJJ40                10,287,701             10,287,701

 


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares    Number of voting rights       % of voting rights  
                                                                 
                       Direct              Direct       Indirect         Direct    Indirect  

B1KJJ40                5,849,254           5,849,254    3,694,738        2.96      1.87

 


                           B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 



                                 Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

9,543,992                     4.84%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares     % of issued share capital

AXA Ireland Pension Fund                       821                       0.00042
     Indirect     


AXA Sun Life plc                           259,635                       0.13156
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life 
Assurance Society plc)
     Direct     


AXA Rosenberg                              180,309                       0.09136
     Direct


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X           26,041                       0.01320
      Direct               


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X          248,054                       0.12569
     Direct     


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X          402,356                       0.20388
     Direct    


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                  142,771                       0.07234
Distribution Fund
     Indirect     


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   50,000                       0.02534
Ethical Fund
     Indirect          


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                    5,000                       0.00253
Extra Income Fund
     Indirect     


AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                   84,000                       0.04256
UK Growth Fund
     Indirect               


PPP Healthcare Group plc                    29,500                       0.01495
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            40,000                       0.02027
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            99,273                       0.05030     
     Direct    


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c       180,343                       0.09138
     Direct     


Sun Life Assurance Society Plc             108,000                       0.05472   
     Direct          


AXA Rosenberg                               86,138                       0.04365
     Direct         


AXA Insurance UK                           122,000                       0.06182
     Direct         


AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                223,000                       0.11300
     Indirect                 

                                                                   
AXA General Unit Trust                     170,000                       0.08614
     Indirect     

                                          
AXA Financial, Inc                         386,549                       0.19587
     Indirect                


AXA Colonia Konzern                        278,358                       0.14105
     Direct          


Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd           189,893                       0.09622
     Direct          


AXA France                                 150,000                       0.07601
     Indirect          


AXA Rosenberg                            2,242,390                       1.13623
     Indirect


AXA Financial, Inc*                        240,207                       0.12171
     Indirect     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd             1,818                       0.00092
     Direct     


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd            15,867                       0.00804
     Direct     


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 48,482                       0.02457
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct   


Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                 35,448                       0.01796
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct          


Sun Life Pensions Management               253,663                       0.12853
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct        


Sun Life Pensions Management               180,720                       0.09157
FTSE All Share Tracker
     Direct

AXA Winterthur                           1,526,786                       0.77363
     Direct                                               


ASL With Profit Transition Fund            844,039                       0.42768     
     Direct


SLAS With Profit Transition                692,531                       0.35091
     Direct



                     Total Direct        5,849,254                       2.96385
                   Total Indirect        3,694,738                       1.87214
                           
                            TOTAL        9,543,992                       4.83599




Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of 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:


 

14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637






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