RNS Number : 5090D
William Hill PLC
29 January 2015
 



The following notification was received on 29 January 2015 by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.

 

Dennis Read

Deputy Company Secretary

29 January 2015

 

 


 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 



 

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

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: iii

Morgan Stanley

(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)

 

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

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

 

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

21.01.2015

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28.01.2015

 

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

3%, 4%, 5%

 

 

 

 

 


8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

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 x

 

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

 

GB0031698896

Below 3%

Below 3%

43,081,122

43,081,122


4.91%


 


 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

 

 

Call Option

(American Style)

 

10 February 2015


263,512

0.03

 

Call Option

(European Style)

11 December 2015


563,851

0.06

 


 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

 






Nominal

Delta

 



 


 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 

43,908,485

5.01%

 


 

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

 

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of

43,080,318 voting rights (4.91%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)

 

Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of

43,907,681 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group

 

Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of

43,907,681 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)

 

Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of

43,907,681 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited

 

Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of

43,907,681 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.

 

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Centre, 1209 Orange

Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE19801, USA is an indirect holder of 43,907,681 voting rights (5.01%) and is a

subsidiary of the beneficial owner Morgan Stanley

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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:


14. Contact name:

Craig Horsley

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 245 7736


 


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