25th Jun 2008 13:54
The following notification was received on 24 June 2008 by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary
25 June 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) : Exemption Trading book DTR 5.1.3 (4) (X)
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):
20 June 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 June 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
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GB0031698896 |
24,215,014 |
6.97% |
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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 |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB0031698896 |
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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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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 |
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Below 3% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 20 June 2008, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY10004, USA, no longer has a notifiable interest in shares.
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