16th Mar 2018 15:30
16 March 2018
Notification of Changes in the Interests of Directors/PDMRs
William Hill PLC (LSE: WMH) confirms that awards under the Group's Executive Deferred Share Bonus Plan ("EDSBP"), approved by shareholders at the 2017 Annual General Meeting, have been granted over the Company's ordinary share capital to Philip Bowcock, Chief Executive Officer and Ruth Prior, Chief Financial Officer, on 16 March 2018 as follows:
Director / PDMR | EDSBP Award (at £3.20 per share) |
Philip Bowcock | 89,906 |
Ruth Prior | 35,498 |
The EDSBP Awards are granted as nil-cost deferred share awards with the values linked to the bonus outcomes for the 2017 financial year under the Company's Annual Bonus Plan, and represent deferral of 50% of the respective bonus outcomes. The deferral period for the awards commenced on 1 January 2018 and is expected to end on the announcement of the financial results for the 2019 financial year. Ruth Prior's EDSBP award has been pro-rated for the 2017 financial year in accordance with the commitment given by the Remuneration Committee on her appointment, and as further discussed on page 87 of the Directors' Remuneration Report in the 2017 Annual Report.
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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a)
| Name
| 1) Philip Bowcock 2) Ruth Prior
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| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| 1) Chief Executive Officer (Director and PDMR) 2) Chief Financial Officer (Director and PDMR)
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b)
| 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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a)
| Name
| William Hill PLC | |||
b)
| 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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a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
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Identification code | ISIN: GB0031698896 | ||||
SEDOL: 3169889 | |||||
b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Grant of Awards under the 2017 Executive Deferred Share Bonus Plan | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£3.20 per share | 89,906 ordinary shares | ||||
£3.20 per share | 35,498 ordinary shares | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 1) 89,906 ordinary shares 2) 35,498 ordinary shares | ||||
- Price | £3.20 per ordinary share (for both grants) | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 16 March 2018 | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London, UK | |||
OAM: Additional Regulated Information
William Hill LEI: 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82
About William Hill |
William Hill, The Home of Betting, is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies, employing around 16,000 people. Founded in 1934, it is the one of the UK's largest bookmakers with around 2,340 licensed betting offices that provide betting opportunities on a wide range of sporting and non-sporting events, and gaming on machines, providing customers with the opportunity to access William Hill's products online, through their smartphone or tablet. William Hill US was established in June 2012 and provides land-based and mobile sports betting services in Nevada, and is the exclusive risk manager for the State of Delaware's sports lottery. William Hill Australia was established in 2013 when the Group acquired Sportingbet and tomwaterhouse.com. It offers sports betting products online, by telephone and via mobile devices. William Hill PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of both the FTSE 250 and FTSE4Good Indices.
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