30th May 2008 10:51
The following notification was received on 29 May 2008 by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary
30 May 2008
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) : ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs International,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
23 May 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 May 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7%
8. Notified Details:
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 |
24,621,644 |
7.09% |
|
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 |
24,168, 925 |
46,089 |
6.96% |
0.01% |
|
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 |
|
24,215,014 |
6.97% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
The interest in 40,106 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited.
The interest in 24,168,925 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.
The interest in 5,983 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ("GSSN").
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:
General email contact:
14. Contact name:
Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
15. Contact telephone number:
0207 552 9205 / 0207 774 8774
Related Shares:
WMH.L