RNS Number : 9254A
William Hill PLC
26 March 2013
 



The following notification was received on Friday 22nd March  by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.

 

Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary

26 March 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


 

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

 X

 

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:

 

19 March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

21 March 2013

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

 

 Above 10%

 

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

65,499,088



65,499,088


65,499,088


9.1140%

(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

N/A





 

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

 

Rights

245 pence

4 April 2013


13,375,350

Nominal

Delta

 

1.8611%


 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

78,874,438

10.9751%

 

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    78,874,438        10.975%           

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

________________________________________________________________________

*Capital Research and Management Company                 78,874,438        10.975%

     *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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