5th Apr 2005 10:10
William Hill PLC05 April 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company William Hill PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),investment manager for US mutual funds and Fidelity Management Trust Company(FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment managerof various pension and trust accounts. (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutionalclients. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr Edward C Johnson 3d82 Devonshire StreetBoston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unittrust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuantto Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notificationsof interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarityand efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its directand indirect subsidiaries of Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or inconcert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required tosubmit these notifications on a joint basis. The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4)(b) of the Act, namely wherea person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a rightconferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of suchrights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 12,700 FIA(K)L STATE STREET HONG KONG Total 936,700 FII BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN Total 1,061,268 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 126,300 FIJ MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN Total 35,600 FIL BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total 6,600 FIL BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) Total 384,852 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX Total 265,360 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 346,000 FIL NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE Total 143,800 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 79,572 FIL STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S Total) 26,386,987 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 8,492,649 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total 6,287,943 FMRCO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK Total 333,186 FMRCO MELLON BANK N.A. Total 107,700 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 360,700 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO Total 150,700 FMTC BANK OF NEW YORK Total 486,500 FMTC BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total 159,000 FMTC JP MORGAN CHASE BANK Total 4,100 FMTC MORGAN STANLEY AND CO INC Total 231,500 FMTC NORTHERN TRUST CO Total 517,327 FMTC STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO Total 2,566,998 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total 112,500 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN Total 179,300 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON Total 12,100 FPM CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON Total 80,900 FPM CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S Total) 350,100 FPM CITIBANK LONDON Total 102,900 FPM CLYDESDALE BANK PLC Total 9,200 FPM DEXIA PRIVATBANK Total 468,900 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 45,700 FPM JP MORGAN CHASE BANK Total 726,700 FPM MELLON BANK Total 90,600 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES Total 25,300 FPM NORDEA BANK AB Total 3,703,451 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 1,038,700 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDON (S Total) 55,429,293 Grand Total Ordinary Shares 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not stated 6. Percentage of issued class Not stated 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary 10p shares 10. Date of transaction Not Stated 11. Date company informed 4th April 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 55,429,293 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 14.06% 14. Any additional information None 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Andrea Macqueen, 020 8918 3749 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Helen Grantham, Company Secretary Date of notification 5th April 2005............................................................... 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