12th Dec 2014 10:06
The following notification was received on 12 December 2014 by William Hill PLC (the Company), relating to major interests in the ordinary shares of the Company.
Dennis Read, Deputy Company Secretary
12 December 2014
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | 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): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | See Schedule A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 10 December 2014 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 December 2014 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 6% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB0031698896) | 53,257,119 | 53,257,119 | 51,605,255 | 5.8851% | ||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
51,605,255 | 5.8851% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
See Schedule A | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Christopher Aquino | |
15. Contact telephone number: | (213) 615-0469 | |
Schedule A
As of 10 December 2014
William Hill PLC
Number of Percent of
Shares Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings 51,605,255 5.885%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
· Capital Research and Management Company 51,605,255 5.885%
o Capital Income Builder
Related Shares:
WMH.L