22nd Dec 2006 11:57
William Hill PLC22 December 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company WILLIAM HILL PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BARCLAYS PLC 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 Bank of Ireland: A/c 1472368 (145,023); A/c 258227 (136,172); A/c 4239749 (245,295); A/c 4240060(25,805); A/c 427057 (138,785) Bank of New York: (24,414); A/c 210405 (132,506); A/c 221428 (125,642); A/c 367748 (334,153); A/c392067 (395,910); A/c 768198 (83,896) Barclays Capital Nominees Limited (1,303,303); (106,647) BNP Paribas: (82,154) BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd: A/c 221476 (74,129) BOISS NOMINEES LTD A/c 4224361 (413,016) BT Globenet Nominees Ltd: A/c 501577191 (58,235) Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd CREST ID. 11X13 (77,091) Barclays Global Investors Canada (27,905) Barclays Noms Monument R97 (2,470) Barclays Trust Co R69 (444) Barclays Trust Co DMC69 (16,000) Chase Nominees Ltd: A/c 16376 (176,996); A/c 20947 (7,774,375); A/c 21359 (295,541); A/c 25772(112,998); A/c 27793 (21,324); A/c 27797 (31,997); A/c 27800 (195,112); A/c28270 (224,362); A/c 35950 (185,944) CIBC Mellon Global Securities: (63,225) Citibank: A/c 564005 (167,133); A/c 6010640794 (96,127); A/c 6010782807 (106,310); A/c601118 (18,634) Credit Suisse Asset Management A/c 083587 (32,229) Deutsche Bank London: A/c 8002041 (4,035); A/c 8003168 (1,371,036) Durlacher Nominees Ltd (182,726) Gerrard Nominees Limited A/c 602133 (1,100); A/C 605704 (600); A/c 608459 (575); A/c 631118 (5,500); A/C642686 (800); 643975 (1,000); A/C 652198 (8,000); A/c 659442 (550) Greig Middleton Nominees Limited A/c GM1 (91,845); A/c GM3 523475DN (100,000) HSBC: A/c 813168 (213,128); A/c 845315 (14,501); Investors Bank and Trust Co: (2,181,804); (7,986,688); JP Morgan (BGI Custody): A/c 16256 (37,998); A/c 16267 (9,115); A/c 16331 (181,107); A/c 16338 (21,549);A/c 16341 (557,481); A/c 16342 (48,616); A/c 16344 (110,337); A/c 16345(183,620); A/c 16400 (2,720,853); A/c 16612 (72,776); A/c 16901 (23,986); A/c18409 (336,138); A/c 27803 (8,087); A/c 28166 (896,517); A/c 29514 (225,233); A/c 38245 (44,071); A/c 39515 (210,787); A/c 39525 (106,760) JPM Frankfurt A/c 39746 (86,790) JPMorgan Chase Bank: (573,148); (12,679); (520,174); (550,883) KAS Associates A/c 3507261 (119,434) Master Trust Bank (310,882) Mellon Bank: ABGFZ872482 (643,800); A/C TGGF0003002 (37,527); Mellon Trust - US Custodian (157,048) Mellon Trust of New England: (82,397); Midland Bank (HSBC Bank PLC): A/c 772823 (459,652) Mitsui Asset (6,481) Nordea Bank A/c 213922 (100,535) Northern Trust: A/c CVS21 (244,041); A/c IPE01 (7,836); NER05 (23,502); A/c TNF01 (72,786); A/cTRG01 (60,972); UKE01 (210,569) Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA: (385,568) R C Greig Nominees Limited: (190,850); (549,620); GP1 (72,165); GP1 (36,830); SA1 (57,875); SA1 (16,916);AK1 (196,863); AK1 (26,580); BL1 (53,200) ; BL1 (7,810); CM1 (10,670); CM1(37,250); State Street: A/c 29W8 (35,145) A/c 2RJ2 (35,615); A/c N3B3 (7,701); A/C N3B6 (46,979); A/cN3YL (6,532); A/c N3YZ (13,082); A/c NE5W (11,227); A/c X346 (16,021) State Street Bank & Trust - WI (239,149) State Street Boston: (333,958); State Street Trust of Canada (148,046); The Northern Trust Company - U (189,241) Trust & Custody Services Bank (341,593) UBS: A/c 370607.S1 (10,279) Zeban Nominees Limited: (17,333) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT ADVISED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT ADVISED 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT ADVISED 8. Percentage of issued class NOT ADVISED 9. Class of security ORDINARY 10p SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT ADVISED 11. Date company informed 22 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 38,785,995 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.97% 14. Any additional information NONE 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries SARAH ANDERSON DEPUTY SECRETARY TEL: 020 8918 3749 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification SARAH ANDERSON DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 22 December 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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