21st Mar 2006 14:33
William Hill PLC21 March 2006 21 March 2006 WILLIAM HILL PLC ("the Company") NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS The following PDMRs have notified a change in their interests in accordance withthe Disclosure Rules (rule 3.1.2R) and the Companies Act 1985. David Harding, Chief Executive, Tom Singer, Chief Operating Officer, and SimonLane, Finance Director, were yesterday granted awards under the William HillPerformance Share Plan ("the PSP") over ordinary shares of 10p each in theCompany ("Shares"). Details are set out below: Director Shares under PSP award (1) David Harding 173,912 Tom Singer 120,000 Simon Lane 86,956 1. The number of Shares under the PSP awards is the maximum number available onsatisfaction in full of relevant performance targets. Subject to the achievementof those performance targets (which will be measured over a three year period)those Shares which vest under these awards can be called for during the period20 March 2009 to 19 March 2016. No amount was paid for the grant of the awardand no amount is payable on calling for Shares under the award. Following this announcement, the interests of the Executive Directors in theCompany's Share Schemes are as follows: Executive 2004 Long-term Director Operating Incentive Plan Incentive Plan SAYE PSP Bonus SchemeDirector (no. of Shares) (no. of Shares) (no. of Shares) (no. of Shares) (no. of Shares) David Harding 81,508 855,556 - 419,265 10,037 Tom Singer 48,090 427,778 2,073 304,014 5,921 Simon Lane - - - 86,956 - David Harding has an interest in 50,000 Shares and Tom Singer an interest in31,286 Shares. Helen GranthamCompany Secretary020 8918 3769 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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