RNS Number : 4420C
William Hill PLC
19 January 2018
 

The following notification was received today by William Hill PLC, relating to a major interest in shares of William Hill PLC.

 

Tom Fuller

Deputy Company Secretary

19 January 2018

 

OAM: Major Shareholding Notifications

William Hill LEI: 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

 

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

attached:

William Hill Plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

 

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Parvus Asset Management Europe Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

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

Name

Parvus Asset Management Europe Limited has been appointed as Investment Manager of a

number of funds and managed accounts. Under the terms of the various investment management agreements, Parvus Asset Management Europe Limited holds the power to vote any physical

shareholdings held by these clients.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

N/A

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

17/01/2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

19/01/2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

% of voting rights

attached to shares    (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial

instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of

issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

 

85,745,874

9.99%

858,447,624

Position of previous notification

(if applicable)

 

94,135,302

10.97%

 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

 

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion

Period

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

Equity Swap

 

02/07/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

689,538

 

0.08%

 

Equity Swap

 

11/07/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

12,894,446

 

1.50%

 

Equity Swap

 

07/08/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

493,554

 

0.06%

 

Equity Swap

 

08/08/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

1,126,277

 

0.13%

 

Equity Swap

 

31/10/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

957,392

 

0.11%

 

Equity Swap

 

26/11/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

26,816,884

 

3.12%

 

Equity Swap

 

04/12/2018

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

42,520,091

 

4.95%

 

Equity Swap

 

28/06/2019

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

53,602

 

0.01%

 

Equity Swap

 

05/07/2019

 

N/A

 

Cash

 

194,090

 

0.02%

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

85,745,874

 

9.99%

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer

 

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the

notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial

instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Edoardo Mercadante

 

9.99%

9.99%

Parvus Asset Management (Cayman) Limited

 

9.99%

9.99%

Parvus Asset Management Limited

 

9.99%

9.99%

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

 

11. Additional information

 

N/A

 

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

19/01/2018

 


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