24th Nov 2017 16:30
The following notification was received today by William Hill PLC, relating to a major interest in shares of William Hill PLC.
Tom Fuller
Deputy Company Secretary
24 November 2017
OAM: Major Shareholding Notifications
William Hill LEI: 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS | ||||||
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | William Hill PLC | |||||
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||||||
Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | ||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
Name | HSBC Holdings PLC | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, United Kingdom | |||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | ||||||
Name | HSBC Bank plc HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | 8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ | |||||
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: | 23 November 2017 | |||||
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 24 November 2017 | |||||
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuer | ||
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | Below disclosure Threshold | Below disclosure Threshold | Below disclosure Threshold | 857,978,033 | ||
Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
5.343 %
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4.457 %
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9.800 %
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | |||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
Class/type ofshares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
GB0031698896 | Below disclosure Threshold | Below disclosure Threshold | Below disclosure Threshold | Below disclosure Threshold | |||||
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SUBTOTAL 8. A | Below disclosure Threshold | Below disclosure Threshold | |||||||
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | |||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | |||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Physical or cash settlement | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") | ||||
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) | x | |||
Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | |
HSBC Holdings plc |
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HSBC Bank plc |
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HSBC Holdings plc |
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HSBC Investment Bank Holdings plc |
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HSBC Global Asset Management Limited |
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HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited |
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HSBC Holdings plc |
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HSBC Bank plc |
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HSBC Germany Holdings GmbH |
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HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG |
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HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Gesellschaft fur Bankbeteiligungen mbH |
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INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf |
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HSBC Holdings plc |
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HSBC Bank plc |
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HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited |
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HSBC Private Bank (C.I.) Limited |
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HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited |
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HSBC Holdings plc |
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HSBC Finance (Netherlands) |
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HSBC Holdings B.V. |
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HSBC Asia Holdings (UK) Limited |
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HSBC Asia Holdings B.V. |
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
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HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||||
Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information | ||||
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Place of completion | London, United Kingdom |
Date of completion | 24 November 2017 |
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