Whitbread PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2023

Apr 17, 2023

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RNS Number : 4186W

Whitbread PLC

17 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

13-Apr-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-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	3.581947	4.666117	8.248064	16668462
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.433435	4.066514	8.499949

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		7160991		3.543477
US96342K1007		77744		0.038470
Sub Total 8.A	7238735		3.581947%

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	1517494	0.750902
Sub Total 8.B1			1517494	0.750902%

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	254000	0.125687
Swaps	09/06/2023	N/A	Cash	356000	0.176160
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	1475	0.000730
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	8662	0.004286
Swaps	12/07/2023	N/A	Cash	1800000	0.890695
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	13046	0.006456
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	5976	0.002957
Swaps	28/03/2024	N/A	Cash	634	0.000314
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	51805	0.025635
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	4626	0.002289
Swaps	30/04/2024	N/A	Cash	206	0.000102
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	356136	0.176227
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	193630	0.095814
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	26477	0.013102
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	34862	0.017251
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	2477143	1.225766
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	30714	0.015198
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	9386	0.004644
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	17153	0.008488
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	302	0.000149
Sub Total 8.B2				7912233	3.915215%

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			4.359062%
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

14-Apr-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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