18th Aug 2005 14:25
William Hill PLC18 August 2005 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:(12,102); A/c 1472368 (183,699); A/c 2173520 (245,601); A/c 258180 (15,766); A/c258227 (234,568); A/c 4239749 (336,907); A/c 4240060 (80,953) Bank of New York:A/c 214074 (45,649); A/C 214075 (1,361,625); A/c 221428 (189,675); A/c 367748(1,110,875); A/c 392067 (1,181,766); A/c 392177 (114,179); A/c 768198 (88,968) Barclays Capital Nominees Limited(437,554) Barclays Nominees Monument R97:(888) Barclays Trust Co & Others(444) Barclayshare Nominees Ltd:(18,623) BNP Paribas:(105,343) BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd:A/c 221476 (104,018) BT Globenet Nominees Ltd:A/c 501577191 (61,276) Chase Nominees Ltd:A/c 16376 (216,774); A/c 16669 (55,961); A/c 18243 (53,878); A/c 19518 (81,177);A/c 19519 (625,502); A/c 19520 (28,193); A/c 20947 (13,927,426); A/c 21359(389,447);A/c 25772 (207,821); A/c 27793 (24,584); A/c 27795 (36,713); A/c 27797 (53,463);A/c 27799 (104,597); A/c 27800 (183,390); A/c 28270 (150,984); A/c 28270(269,269);A/c 35506 (7,819); A/c 35950 (189,756) CIBC Mellon Global Securities:(62,337) Citibank:A/c 6010064440 (30,342); A/c 6010640794 (97,566); A/c 6010782807 (121,329) Credit Suisse Asset ManagementA/c 083587 (32,229) Deutsche Bank London:A/c 8002041 (8,118); A/c 8003168 (1,079,838) Gerrard Nominees LimitedA/c ER1 (23,000) Greig Middleton Nominees LimitedA/C GM1 (33,100); A/c GM3 (50,000) HSBC:A/c 813168 (316,065); A/c 814537 (30,694); A/c 845315 (9,847); HSBC Nominees:A/c 824628 (90,137) IBT - Canada(11,898) Investors Bank and Trust Co:(1,271,984); (76,440); (74,725); (5,644); (11,422); (28,469); (460,430);(2,022,277); (47,512); (3,906); (478,013); (3,142,164); (88,435); (4,094);(21,676); (1,112,606); (757,503) JP Morgan (BGI Custody):A/c 16256 (78,567); A/c 16267 (9,462); A/c 16268 (53,230); A/c 16331 (123,032);A/c 16338 (23,347); 16341 (463,335); A/c 16341 (209,608); A/c 16342 (49,346); A/c 16344 (168,010); A/c 16345 (284,076); A/c 16400 (4,146,475); A/c 16612(100,657); A/c 16621 (63,601); A/c 16644 (184,745); A/c 16901 (41,396); A/c18409 (283,247); A/c 19198 (5,408); A/c 19514 (37,180); A/c 27795 (125,410); A/c27799 (288,653); A/c 27803 (12,083); A/c 28166 (1,189,886); A/c 29514 (341,511);A/c 36674 (1,336) JPM Frankfurt:A/c 27717 (288,677); JPMorgan Chase Bank:(25,502); (236,957); (70,950); (184,001); (4,028); (215,499); (185,249);(157,827); (53,230); (444,946); (67,952); (11,462); (41,982); (208,286);(16,961); (78,567); (9,462); (55,435); (71,661); (52,329); (55,225); (4,428);(2,782); (12,166) KAS AssociatesA/c 3507261 (114,818) Master Trust Bank:(66,384); Mellon:A/c DIRF0100002 (31,025) Mellon Bank:ABGFZ872482 (1,323,660); A/c TGGF0003002 (42,076); Mellon Trust - US Custodian:(153,690); (53,390); Mellon Trust of New England:(197,951); Midland Bank (HSBC Bank PLC):A/c 772823 (790,073) Mitsubishi Trust International:(46,405); (2,549); Nordea BankA/c 213922 (62,675) Northern Trust:A/c BCP04 (27,048); A/c BOT12 (2,200): A/c CVS21 (363,325); A/c SC006 (126,196);A/c TNF01 (120,936); A/c TRG01 (77,688); A/c USF06 (81,949); A/c USF12(653,558); Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA:(231,859); (201,094); (52,245); R C Greig Nominees Limited:A/c RC1 (231,526); RC1 (74,844); A/C AK1 (88,288); A/c AK1 (18,355); A/c BL1(16,645); A/C BL1 (3,685); A/c CM1 (10,585); CM1 (4,760); GP1 (35,236); A/C GP1(14,460); A/c SA1 (21,435); A/c SA1 (7,501) State Street:(6,683); A/c 2RJ2 (41,622); A/c JD12 (190,331); A/c JFBL (120,433); A/c N3B3(12,824); A/c N3B6 (107,049); A/c N3YL (11,953); A/c N3YZ (15,153); A/c NE5W(16,716); A/c X346 (22,882); State Street Boston:(30,485); (237,957) State Street Trust of Canada:(71,280) Sumitomo TB:(24,034); UBS:A/c 370607.S1 (11,318); Zeban Nominees Limited:(41,016) 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 12 August 2005 11. Date company informed 18 August 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 51,292,048 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.04% 14. Any additional information NONE 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries HELEN GRANTHAMCOMPANY SECRETARYTEL: 020 8918 3769 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification HELEN GRANTHAMCOMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 18 August 2005 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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