21st Oct 2020 15:07
21 October 2020
WILLIAM HILL PLC (the 'Company')
DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
Following its announcement on 2 April 2020 Stephen Parry joined the Company as its Chief Operating Officer on 28 September 2020.
The Company made the following share awards to Stephen Parry on his joining the Company which are consistent with the offer of employment which he accepted on 2 April 2020:
(i) 123,306 ordinary shares in William Hill PLC ('WH Ordinary Shares') to be granted under the Company's Restricted Share Plan 2016 (the 'Company's RSP') which are due to vest on 30 June 2021, subject to Stephen's continuous employment on that date; and
(ii) 212,521 WH Ordinary Shares to be granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2014 (the 'Company's PSP') which are due to vest on 18 March 2022 subject to the attainment of the normal performance conditions.
The following information is given in accordance with Article 19.3 of the Market Abuse Regulation:
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| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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| Name
| Stephen Parry | |||||
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| Position/status
| Chief Operating Officer | |||||
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| Initial notification /Amendment
| Initial notification | |||||
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| Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
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| Name | William Hill PLC | |||||
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| LEI | 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82 | |||||
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| Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
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Identification code | ISIN: GB0031698896 | ||||||
| SEDOL: 3169889 | ||||||
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| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of share awards agreed on appointment | |||||
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| £nil | 335,827 ordinary shares |
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- Aggregated volume | 335,827 ordinary shares | ||||||
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- Price | £nil | ||||||
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 21 October 2020 | |||||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London, UK | |||||
OAM: Additional Regulated InformationWilliam Hill LEI: 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82
Related Shares:
WMH.L