26th Mar 2009 09:47
The following notification was received today by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary
25 March 2009
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
William Hill PLC
2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
23 March 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
25 March 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10.00% as at 23 March 2009
8. Notified Details:
Please note that MFS qualifies under DTR 5.1.5 R(d) as a US-registered investment manager.
A: Voting rights attached to shares
|
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
|
|
|
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
|
GB0031698896 |
47,727,961 |
47,727,961 |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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|
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
||
|
|
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
|
|
GB0031698896 |
34,790,832 |
10.00% |
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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
|
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period/date |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) |
% of voting rights |
Total (A+B)
|
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|
34,790,832 |
10.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
William Hill PLC 3169889
Holdings as of 23 March 2009
|
Entity |
Holding |
Percentage Held |
|
MFS Investment Management (MFS) |
15,211,752 |
4.37% |
|
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc (MFSI) |
10,134,425 |
2.91% |
|
MFS International Ltd (MIL) |
675,416 |
0.19% |
|
MFS International (U.K.) Limited (MIL U.K.) |
5,292,554 |
1.52% |
|
MFS International Management K.K. (MIM K.K.) |
2,903,070 |
0.84% |
|
MFS Investment Management (Lux) S.A. (MIM Lux) |
573,615 |
0.17% |
|
Notifiable Interest |
34,790,832 |
10.00% |
|
Shares Outstanding |
347,907,117 |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:
Christopher Bohane
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (00) 617 954 5822
16. Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
500 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
USA
Related Shares:
WMH.L