31st Oct 2007 14:46
William Hill PLC31 October 2007 The following notification was received today by William Hill PLC, relating tomajor interests in shares of William Hill PLC. Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary31 October 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer William Hillof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) YesAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Yes Other (please specify): Change In Issued Share Capital 3. Full name of person(s) Lloyds TSB Group Plcsubject to notificationobligation: Perry Nominees Ltd4. Full name of shareholder(s) Boltro Nominees Ltd(if different from 3): Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd State Street Nominees Ltd 5. Date of transaction (and date 30th October 2007on which the threshold iscrossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer 31st October 2007notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Reached 6%crossed or reached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of shares to the triggering transactionIf possible transactionuse ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage ofcode shares voting shares voting voting rights rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrd 19,709,070 19,709,070 21,748,498 21,748,498 6.212GBPO.103169889 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 21,748,498 6.212 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 14,186 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary ofLloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 9,021 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary ofLloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 26,875 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB GroupPlc. 21,698,416 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under thecontrol of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Central Disclosure Unit 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notificationobligationFull name Lloyds TSB Group Plc(including legal form of legal entities) Contact address Henry Duncan House 120 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4LH(registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email +44 (0) 131 225 4555 Other useful information(at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure Unit Contact address 2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SPPhone number & email +44 (0) 1444 418127 [email protected] useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notificationobligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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