22nd Nov 2007 11:48
William Hill PLC22 November 2007 The following notification was received yesterday by William Hill PLC, relatingto major interests in shares of William Hill PLC. Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary 22 November 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition 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: Lloyds TSB Group Plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : Perry Nominees LtdBoltro Nominees LtdLloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees LtdState Street Nominees Ltd 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 20/11/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/11/2007. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Reached 7% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the triggering transactionpossible use ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights3169889 GBP0.10 23,823,423 23,823,423 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible use ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect3169889 GBP0.10 24,541,342 24,541,342 7.026 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 24,541,342 7.026 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. 26,873 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. 24,491,262 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 number: +44 (0) 1444 418127 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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