26th Jun 2013 14:22
The following notification was received on 24 June 2013 by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary
26 June 2013
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 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 | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): | Change in outstanding voting rights | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| See Section 9 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 21 June 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 24 June 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Above 13% |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previous tothe triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Number of shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
Ordinary Shares | 111,698,204 | 111,698,204 | 115,975,361 | 13.3951% | ||||
(ISIN: GB0031698896 | ||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights |
N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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N/A | Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
115,975,361 | 13.3951% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
No. of Shares Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") Holdings 115,975,361 13.395%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: ______________________________________________________________________________ Capital Research and Management Company 115,975,361 13.395% ·; Capital Income Builder ·; EuroPacific Growth Fund
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name and Contact Address:
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15. Contact telephone number:
| (213) 615 0469 |
ANNEX
A. Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
Full Name (including legal form of legal entities) | The Capital Group Companies, Inc |
Contact Address (registered office for legal entities) | 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 |
Phone number & email | (213) 615 0469 |
B. Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name | Gina Martinez |
Contact address | 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 |
Phone number & email | (213) 615 0469 |
Other useful information | Fax: (213) 615 4056 |
C. Additional Information |
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Group International, Inc ("CGII") and Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") will no longer report relevant holdings separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc |
Related Shares:
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