19th Jun 2017 15:30
William Hill PLC
19 June 2017
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, appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective later in the year, has purchased, with her persons closely associated, 984 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 8 June 2017.
As a result of the transaction, Ruth Prior and her persons closely associated have an interest in 34,596 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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a)
| Name
| Ruth Prior
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| Reason for the notification
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a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer (Director and PDMR), effective later in the year | |||
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
| Purchase of shares by Director under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (inclusive of aggregated purchases by connected persons) | |||
c)
| Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£2.8318 per share | 984 ordinary shares | ||||
d)
| Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 984 ordinary shares | ||||
- Price | £2.8318 per ordinary share | ||||
e)
| Date of the transaction
| 12 June 2017 (and notified by the nominee on 16 June 2017) | |||
f)
| Place of the transaction
| London, UK | |||
Related Shares:
WMH.L