9 December 2014
WILLIAM HILL PLC ("the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS
In fulfilment of obligations under DTR3.1.2R and DTR 3.1.4R (1) (a), William Hill PLC ('the Company') wishes to notify the following changes in the interests of persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') in ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ('Shares').
Arising out of the exercise of an option under the Company's Savings Related Share Option Plan 2002 on 9 December 2014, Neil Cooper, Finance Director of the Company, received 6,442 shares. The exercise price of these shares was £1.40.
The above transaction took place in London.
The interests of Neil Cooper in the Company's Share Schemes following the above transaction are as follows:
Director |
EBMS 2012 (no. of Shares) |
EBMS 2013 (no. of Shares) |
PSP 2012 (no. of Shares) |
PSP 2013 (no. of Shares) |
PSP 2014 (no. of Shares) |
SAYE 2014 (no. of Shares) |
Neil Cooper |
103,897 |
58,477 |
184,215 |
97,461 |
204,490 |
6,593 |
In the above table, 'EBMS' refers to the Executive Bonus Matching Scheme; 'PSP' refers to the Performance Share Plan; and 'SAYE' refers to the Save As You Earn Sharesave Scheme. Each of the above awards have not vested and are subject to either the satisfaction of performance conditions, the completion of a deferral period or in the case of the SAYE, the completion of a savings contract
Neil Cooper now has an interest in 407,802 shares, equivalent to less than 0.1% of the Company's issued share capital.
Dennis Read
Deputy Company Secretary
020 8918 3723