27th Nov 2007 11:00
William Hill PLC27 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 27 November 2007 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: Capital Research and Management Company 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : ................. 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 23 November 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 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 rights Ordinary shares 38,558,966 38,558,966 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 Indirect Ordinary shares 34,542,487 34,542,487 9.8916% 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 N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 34,542,487 9.8916% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : ................. 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: Gina Martinez or Vivien Tan 15. Contact telephone number: (213) 615 0469 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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