16th Apr 2013 14:43
16th April 2013
WILLIAM HILL PLC
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NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS
ACQUISITION OF NEW SHARES FOLLOWING RIGHTS ISSUE
In accordance with DTR 3.1.4R, William Hill PLC ('the Company') announces the following transactions in respect of its ordinary share capital of 10 pence each by Directors of the Company who took up their rights following the Company's recent rights issue.
Under the rights issue, qualifying shareholders had the right to buy 2 new ordinary shares of 10 pence in the Company for every 9 existing ordinary shares of 10 pence in the Company held on the record date of 14 March 2013 at a price of 245 pence per new ordinary share.
The table below shows the number of shares held by the Directors of the Company under the rights issue and the total number of shares held by the Directors in the Company following the rights issue.
Name
| Number of shares acquired under the Rights Issue | Total number of shares beneficially held following the Rights Issue |
Executive Directors: | ||
Ralph Topping | 87,866 | 483,265 |
Neil Cooper | 521 | 2,866 |
Non-Executive Directors: | ||
Gareth Davis | 20,888 | 114,888 |
David Edmonds | 5,333 | 29,333 |
Georgina Harvey | 2,222 | 12,222 |
Ashley Highfield | 1,299 | 7,147 |
David Lowden | 2,222 | 12,222 |
Imelda Walsh | 2,222 | 12,222 |
For information, options and conditional awards of shares granted to the Executive Directors under William Hill PLC's employee share schemes have been adjusted to compensate for the effect of the Rights Issue.
Enquiries:
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: 020 8918 3723
Related Shares:
WMH.L