2nd Jun 2005 12:04
Fidelity International Ltd2 June 2005 FORM SAR 5 Date of disclosure...02 June 2005.... DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of sale......01 June 2005.............................................. Sale of......William Hill Plc..............................(name of company) (1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights If rights over shares (eg ordinary shares) over shares sold sold, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights .Ordinary Shares.... ...168,100......shares .n/a................. (2) Resultant total holding Resultant total holding Total percentage of voting shares (and % of rights over shares of total voting shares (and % of total voting in issue) shares in issue) .59,110,947....(14.99%) .n/a...........( %) .59,110,947..(14.99%) (3) Party making disclosure....FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited.. (4) (a) Name of person selling shares or rights over shares FMR Corp. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International Limited and/or one or more of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, on behalf of client and, if different, beneficial owner..........N/A.................. (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5).......N/A.................. Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above................... (Also print name of signatory)......Catherine Chau.......................... Telephone and extension number......Kerrie Barnett 01737 837 148........... Note: The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights overshares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issueoutside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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