Holding(s) in Company

Whitbread PLC
21 April 2023
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B1KJJ408

Issuer Name

WHITBREAD PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

19-Apr-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

20-Apr-2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

3.599986

4.377321

7.977307

16121287

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

4.014641

4.205888

8.220529


8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B1KJJ408


7197063


3.561327

US96342K1007


78125


0.038659

Sub Total 8.A

7275188

3.599986%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

Right to recall

NA

NA

463896

0.229550

Sub Total 8.B1


463896

0.229550%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Swaps

20/04/2023

N/A

Cash

2000000

0.989661

Swaps

02/05/2023

N/A

Cash

270000

0.133604

Swaps

03/05/2023

N/A

Cash

508000

0.251374

Swaps

09/06/2023

N/A

Cash

356000

0.176160

Swaps

29/06/2023

N/A

Cash

2070

0.001024

Swaps

10/07/2023

N/A

Cash

12386

0.006129

Swaps

12/07/2023

N/A

Cash

1800000

0.890695

Swaps

14/07/2023

N/A

Cash

260000

0.128656

Swaps

31/10/2023

N/A

Cash

11246

0.005565

Swaps

31/01/2024

N/A

Cash

2479

0.001227

Swaps

17/04/2024

N/A

Cash

51805

0.025635

Swaps

18/04/2024

N/A

Cash

360000

0.178139

Swaps

24/04/2024

N/A

Cash

4626

0.002289

Swaps

14/05/2024

N/A

Cash

99

0.000049

Swaps

25/07/2024

N/A

Cash

356136

0.176227

Swaps

31/07/2024

N/A

Cash

190354

0.094193

Swaps

30/08/2024

N/A

Cash

23090

0.011426

Swaps

18/11/2024

N/A

Cash

60143

0.029761

Swaps

13/01/2025

N/A

Cash

2068687

1.023650

Swaps

25/02/2025

N/A

Cash

30276

0.014981

Swaps

06/05/2025

N/A

Cash

9386

0.004644

Swaps

18/03/2026

N/A

Cash

5219

0.002583

Swaps

15/02/2028

N/A

Cash

201

0.000099

Sub Total 8.B2


8382203

4.147771%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America, National Association




Bank of America Corporation

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. 




Bank of America Corporation

Managed Account Advisors, LLC 




Bank of America Corporation

U.S. Trust Co of Delaware 




Bank of America Corporation

BofA Securities, Inc 




Bank of America Corporation

Merrill Lynch International



3.869834%

Bank of America Corporation

BofA Securities Europe SA




10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

20-Apr-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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