RNS Number : 3911C
William Hill PLC
15 April 2013
William Hill PLC
The following notification was received on 15 April 2013 by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary
15 April 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 |
X |
Other (please specify): |
|
|
|
|
|
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Norges Bank |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
N/A |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
5 April 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
9 April 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Below 3% |
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 |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
|
21,240,588 |
21,240,588 |
24,896,435 |
24,896,435 |
|
2.89% |
|
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 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal |
Delta |
N/A |
N/A |
Total (A+B+C) |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
24,896,435 |
2.89% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
N/A |
Proxy Voting: |
10. Name of the proxy holder: |
Norges Bank |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A |
13. Additional information: |
None |
14. Contact name and Contact Address: |
Stanislav Boiadjiev |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+47 2407 3142 |
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