8th Mar 2012 17:28
8 March 2012
WILLIAM HILL PLC ("the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS
In fulfilment of obligations under DTR3.1.2R and DTR 3.1.4R (1) (a), William Hill PLC ('the Company') wishes to notify the following changes in the interests of persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') in ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ('Shares') arising out of the grant of an award of shares ('Awards') under both the William Hill Executive Bonus Matching Scheme ('EBMS') and the William Hill PLC Performance Share Plan ('PSP').
Ralph Topping, Chief Executive, and Neil Cooper, Group Finance Director, were on Wednesday 7 March granted an award under the EBMS and PSP over shares in the Company. Details are set out below:
Director | EBMS 2012 | PSP 2012 |
Ralph Topping | 292,716 | 292,267 |
Neil Cooper | 96,367 | 170,864 |
Vesting of the EBMS Shares is conditional, inter alia, on the holder remaining in employment with the Company for three years following the date of grant. In addition to the same condition, 50% of the PSP award is based on TSR performance and 50% is based on EPS performance.
The existing interests of the Executive Directors in the Company's Share Schemes are as follows:
Director |
EBMS 2009
|
EBMS 2010
|
EBMS 2011
|
PSP 2010
|
PSP 2011
| SAYE 2009 | SAYE 2011 | Retention Award |
Ralph Topping | 602,998 | 299,398 | 350,984 | 545,280 | 332,226 | 6,582 | - | 552,995 |
Neil Cooper | - | - | 78,784 | 357,142 | 193,798 | - | 5,976 | - |
Ralph Topping also has an interest in 106,594 Shares in his own name.
Neil Cooper also has an interest in 2,345 Shares in his own name.
Dennis Read
Deputy Company Secretary
020 8918 3723
Related Shares:
WMH.L