RNS Number : 2370W
William Hill PLC
23 January 2013
 



The following notification was received on Wednesday 23rd January by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.

 

Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary

23 January 2013

 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

 

William Hill PLC

 

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

 The Capital Group Companies, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 

 See Section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

18 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

22 January 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

 Above 9%

 

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to
the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 Ordinary Shares

63,196,588

63,196,588


64,196,588


64,196,588


9.0948%

(ISIN: GB0031698896

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

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






 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 64,196,588

9.0948%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

                                                                                    No. of Shares    Percent of                                                                                                                                  Outstanding

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") Holdings    64,196,588          9.095%           

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

________________________________________________________________________

*Capital Research and Management Company                 64,196,588          9.095%

     *Capital Income Builder

 

 

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 


 

13. Additional information:


14. Contact name and Contact Address:

 

[email protected]

15. Contact telephone number:

 

(213) 615 0469

 


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