18th Jun 2018 14:00
William Hill PLC
18 June 2018
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
William Hill PLC ('the Company') announces that Ruth Prior, CFO and a PDMR of the Company, has acquired, with her persons closely associated, 970 ordinary shares in the Company as a result of participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of the final dividend paid on 7 June 2018.
As a result of the transaction, Ruth Prior and her persons closely associated have an interest in 36,072 shares, equivalent to less than 0.01% of the issued share capital of the Company.
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
| Ruth Prior
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| Reason for the notification
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| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer (Director and PDMR) | |||
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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
| Purchase of shares by Director under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (inclusive of aggregated purchases by connected persons) | |||
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| Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| £3.1926 per share | 970 ordinary shares |
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| Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume | 970 ordinary shares | ||||
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- Price | £3.1926 per ordinary share | ||||
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e)
| Date of the transaction
| 8 June 2017 | |||
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 land-based betting in New Jersey, and is the exclusive risk manager for the State of Delaware's sports lottery. 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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