28th Jun 2006 12:48
Whitbread PLC28 June 2006 Letter to: Whitbread Group PLCDated: 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 InvestmentManagers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and itsGroup 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 258,212,857share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arosepursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficialinterest of 287,348 shares (0.11%), and a non-beneficial interest of 41,075,596shares (15.91). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this noticerelates, 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 asCompany/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 advisorregistered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides investment advisory services to corporate employeebenefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974("ERISA"), public employee retirement systems, investment companies and separateaccounts registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations,endowment funds, tax-exempt organizations, and other institutional investors andindividuals. Alliance Capital manages investment assets on behalf of its clientswhich confers upon it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of itsclients. Under the federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investmentdecisions with respect to a security (even if such right is constrained byfiduciary duties and does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in thesecurities) is enough to confer beneficial ownership on the security on aperson. Any shares deemed beneficially owned by Alliance Capital were acquiredsolely for investment purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose orintent of influencing control over the issuer. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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