Holding(s) in Company
Whitbread PLC
28 June 2006
Letter to: Whitbread Group PLC
Dated: 27 June 2006
NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985
('THE ACT')
WHITBREAD
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.
AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 41,362,944 Ord in the 258,212,857
share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose
pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial
interest of 287,348 shares (0.11%), and a non-beneficial interest of 41,075,596
shares (15.91).
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 26/06/06,
is as per the attached Appendix.
This notification of change is due to an decrease in the holding from 20.14%
to 16.02%
From: Terry Marsh Nigel Thackray
Workflow Manager Head Of Workflow Manager
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
WHITBREAD ORD
Total number of shares held as at 26/06/06 was 41,362,944 the breakdown of
which is set out below:
Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered as
Company/Fund Shares Beneficial owners
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 5,868 Sun Life Pensions Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial) Management Ltd 1 Riding House Street
London W1A 3AS
a/c S66
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 10,685 Sun Life Pensions BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
(Beneficial) Management Ltd ONE CANADA SQUARE
LONDON
E14 5AL
AXA France
(Non-Beneficial) 4,537 (Registration details available upon request)
AXA Belgium 5 (Registration details available upon request)
(Beneficial)
AXA Colonia Konzern 270,790 (Registration details available upon request)
(Beneficial)
AXA Financial Inc 35,407,481 Bernstein
(Non-Beneficial)
AXA Rosenberg 5,317,397 AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)
AXA Financial Inc* 346,181 Alliance Capital
(Non-Beneficial) Management LP -
See note below
Holding as % of Issued Capital
Total Beneficial Interest 287,348 0.11
Total Non-Beneficial Interest 41,075,596 15.91
Total 41,362,944 16.02%
* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Alliance Capital Management LP ('Alliance Capital') is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
Alliance Capital provides investment advisory services to corporate employee
benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
('ERISA'), public employee retirement systems, investment companies and separate
accounts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations,
endowment funds, tax-exempt organizations, and other institutional investors and
individuals. Alliance Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients
which confers upon it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its
clients. Under the federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment
decisions with respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by
fiduciary duties and does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the
securities) is enough to confer beneficial ownership on the security on a
person. Any shares deemed beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired
solely for investment purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or
intent of influencing control over the issuer.
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