Whitbread PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2023

Apr 11, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 7929V

Whitbread PLC

11 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; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

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

05-Apr-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-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	4.239356	3.377717	7.617073	15393300
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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		78088		0.038640
US96342K1007		8489201		4.200716
Sub Total 8.A	8567289		4.239356%

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	N/A	N/A	175494	0.086840
Sub Total 8.B1			175494	0.086840%

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	11/04/2023	N/A	Cash	864630	0.427845
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	254000	0.125687
Swaps	15/05/2023	N/A	Cash	96808	0.047904
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	1449	0.000717
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	6440	0.003187
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	14376	0.007114
Swaps	06/02/2024	N/A	Cash	70512	0.034891
Swaps	28/03/2024	N/A	Cash	535	0.000265
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	51805	0.025635
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4626	0.002289
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	356136	0.176227
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	227994	0.112818
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	17167	0.008495
Swaps	07/10/2024	N/A	Cash	682	0.000337
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	58546	0.028970
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	2247893	1.112326
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	34831	0.017235
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	9386	0.004644
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	62399	0.030877
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	302	0.000149
Sub Total 8.B2				6650517	3.290877%

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	BofA Securities. Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			4.141000%

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

Amending Right to Recall percentage to 6 decimal places as opposed to 3

12. Date of Completion

06-Apr-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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