19th Dec 2005 07:00
Whitbread PLC16 December 2005 To Whitbread PLC dated 13 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT") 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. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 52,227,628 ord GBP 0.5833 shares inthe 258,036,608 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 7,787,237 shares (3.02%), and a non-beneficial interest of 44,440,391 shares (17.22%). 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 12/12/05, is as per the Appendix below. This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest holding from 2.98% to 3.02% From AXA Investment Managers DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 Whitbread PLC ord GBP 0.5833 shares Total number of shares held as at 12/12/05 was 52,227,628 the breakdown of whichis set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars of Registered as Registered asCompany / Fund Shares Beneficial owners AXA UK Investment 175,000 Trustees of AXA UK Investment HSBC Global Custody Nominee (Registration detailsCo ICVC Co ICVC (UK) Limited available upon request)Distribution Fund Distribution Fund Mariner House(Non - Beneficial) Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 845029 AXA UK Investment 24,685 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Chase Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees LtdCo ICVC Co ICVCGlobal Distribution Global Distribution Fund a/c 17336 a/c 17260Fund(Non - Beneficial) AXA UK Investment 44,228 Trustees of AXA UK Investment Chase Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees LtdCo ICVC Co ICVCGlobal Growth Fund Global Growth Fund a/c 17260 a/c 17260(Non - Beneficial) PPP Healthcare 75,000 Guardian Royal Exchange plc Chase Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees LtdGroup plc and Subs. Cos a/c 13067 a/c 13067(Non - Beneficial) Trinity Tower Trinity Tower 9 St Thomas Moore Street 9 St Thomas Moore London EC1 Street London EC1 Sun Life Nominees 11,606 Trustees of the Princes HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdLtd A/c 20 Pension Scheme (UK) Limited a/c 14653(Non - Beneficial) Princes Foods Ltd Mariner House Royal Liver Building Pepys Street Pierhead London EC3N 4DA Liverpool L3 1NX a/c 777094 Sun Life Nominees 19,720 Trustees of the Cobham Pension HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdLtd A/c 29 Plan (UK) Limited a/c 14654(Non - Beneficial) Brook Road Mariner House Wimborne Pepys Street Dorset DH21 2BH London EC3N 4DA a/c 777167 Sun Life Nominees 4,229 Trustees of the Princes (1977) HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdLtd A/c 31 Pension Scheme (UK) Limited a/c 14655(Non - Beneficial) Princes Foods Ltd Mariner House Royal Liver Building Pepys Street Pierhead London EC3N 4DA Liverpool L3 1NX a/c 785078 Sun Life Pensions 25,000 Sun Life Pensions Management HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdManagement Ltd Ltd (UK) Limited a/c 1732(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c ? Sun Life Pensions 180,357 Sun Life Pensions Management HSBC Global Custody Nominee (Registration detailsManagement Ltd Ltd (UK) Limited available upon request)(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867815 Sun Life Pensions 806,013 Sun Life Pensions Management HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdManagement Ltd A/c X Ltd (UK) Limited a/c 01744(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867396 Sun Life Pensions 237,428 Sun Life Pensions Management HSBC Global Custody Nominee (Registration detailsManagement Ltd A/c X Ltd (UK) Limited available upon request)(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867530 Sun Life Pensions 1,595,401 Sun Life Pensions Management HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdManagement Ltd A/c X Ltd (UK) Limited a/c 19442(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867372 Sun Life Assurance 900,000 Sun Life Assurance Society HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdSociety Plc Plc (UK) Limited A/C 01720(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 776934 Sun Life Unit 529,714 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (Registration detailsAssurance Ltd A/c X (UK) Limited available upon request)(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867116 Sun Life Unit 34,285 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee (Registration detailsAssurance Ltd A/c X (UK) Limited available upon request)(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867220 Sun Life Unit 326,571 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdAssurance Ltd A/c X (UK) Limited a/c 07688 ?(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867268 Sun Life Unit 360,000 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd HSBC Global Custody Nominee Chase Nominees LtdAssurance Ltd A/c X (UK) Limited a/c 19445(Beneficial) Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA a/c 867050 Sun Life Pensions 5,868 Sun Life Pensions Management Smith & Williamson Nominees Smith & WilliamsonManagement Ltd Ltd Ltd Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) 1 Riding House Street 1 Riding House Street London W1A 3AS London W1A 3AS a/c S66 a/c S66 Sun Life Pensions 13,393 Sun Life Pensions Management BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited BNY (OCS) NomineesManagement Ltd Ltd Limited(Beneficial) ONE CANADA SQUARE ONE CANADA SQUARE LONDON LONDON E14 5AL E14 5AL Sun Life 250,000 Sun Life International (IOM) Sun Life International Sun LifeInternational (IOM)Ltd Ltd International(Beneficial) Isle of Man Limited a/c Isle of Man Limited a/c a/c SLI 11 a/c SLI 11AXA France 5,987 (Registration details(Non - Beneficial) available upon request) AXA Belgium 8,645 (Registration details(Beneficial) available upon request) AXA Colonia 403,220 (Registration details Chase Nominees LtdKonzern available upon request) a/c 23030(Beneficial) AXA Colonia 5,500 (Registration details Chase Nominees LtdKonzern available upon request) a/c 23030(Non - Beneficial) AXA Insurance UK 257,142 AXA Free Chase Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) A/C BTO1C a/c 29626 AXA Sun Life plc 1,325,000 AXA Sun Life plc Axa Sun Life plc Chase Nominees Ltd(fmly Axa Equity & (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life 107 Cheapside a/c 29622Law Life Assurance Assurance Society plc) London EC2V 6DUSociety plc)(Beneficial) AXA UK Group 318,431 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Chase Nominees Ltd Chase Nominees LtdPension Scheme a/c 00994 a/c 00994Equity Fund Equity Fund Trinity Tower Trinity Tower(Non - Beneficial) 9 St Thomas Moore 9 St Thomas Moore Street Street London EC1 London EC1 AXA Financial, Inc 37,232,427 Bernstein(Non - Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 6,125,556 AXA Rosenberg(Non - Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 302,400 AXA Rosenberg(Non - Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 226,800 AXA Rosenberg(Non - Beneficial) AXA Financial, Inc* 398,022 Alliance Capital Management LP(Non - Beneficial) - See note below Holding as % of Issued CapitalTotal Beneficial 7,787,237 3.02InterestTotal 44,440,391 17.22Non-BeneficialInterest Total 52,227,628 20.23% * AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisorregistered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital providesinvestment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to theEmployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), public employeeretirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered underthe Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exemptorganizations, and other institutional investors and individuals. AllianceCapital manages investment assets on behalf of its clients which confers uponit, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under thefederal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions withrespect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties anddoes not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough toconfer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemedbeneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investmentpurposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencingcontrol over the issuer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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