28th Jun 2017 16:00
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
28 June 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | William Hill PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying 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. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 26.06.2017 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28.06.2017 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 7% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
GB0031698896 | 57,600,449 | 57,600,449 | 51,373,005 | 51,373,005 |
| 5.99% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||||||
Depositary Receipt | N/A | N/A | 3,272 | 0.0004% | |||||||||||
Right of recall over securities lending agreements | N/A | N/A | 10,319,826 | 1.20% | |||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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Call Option (Cash Settled) | 322.82 | 26.07.2017 | N/A | 8,947 | N/A | 0.001% | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 28.11.2017 | N/A | 132,000 | N/A | 0.02% | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 01.02.2018 | N/A | 82,000 | N/A | 0.01% | |||||||||
Equity Swap | N/A | 08.10.2018 | N/A | 161,000 | N/A | 0.02% |
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
62,080,050 | 7.24% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a direct holder of 62,076,778 voting rights (7.24%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 62,076,778 voting rights (7.24%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 62,076,778 voting rights (7.24%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 62,076,778 voting rights (7.24%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
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13. Additional information: | Morgan Stanley's total holding in William Hill PLC remains above the 7.00% threshold previously disclosed, however, this notification is being made on the basis that the holding in section 8(a) has crossed a relevant threshold in its own right at the component level.
Morgan Stanley's total holding in William Hill PLC remains above the 7.00% threshold previously disclosed however, this notification is being made on the basis that Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, has crossed a relevant component level threshold in its own right. | |
14. Contact name: | Wilma Fairholm | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 141 245-7218 |
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