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RNS Number : 4461F

William Hill PLC

09 March 2020

The following notification was received on Friday 6 March by William Hill PLC, relating to a major interest in shares of William Hill PLC.

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

9 March 2020

OAM: Major Shareholding Notifications

William Hill LEI: 213800MDW41W5UZQIX82

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                       William Hill plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are 
  attached: 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                   ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                         X 
                                                                                                   ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                   ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                   ---- 
 Other (please specify): 
                                                                                                   ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                                      Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited 
 City and country of registered office                     Warrington, UK 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
 Name 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                        05/03/2020 
  crossed or reached: 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):              06/03/2020 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                             % of voting     % of voting rights     Total of both      Total number 
                                rights        through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                             attached to         Instruments             8.B)                of 
                                shares          (total of 8.B                              issuer 
                             (total of 8.         1 + 8.B 2) 
                                  A) 
                           --------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    3.03%                                   3.03%       874,189,537 
                           --------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
                           --------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
  8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
   threshold was crossed or reached 
  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
  Class/type of             Number of voting rights                                % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if possible) 
                                   Direct                     Indirect                       Direct                  Indirect 
                             (Art 9 of Directive        (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive            (Art 10 
                                 2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)              of 
                                   (DTR5.1)                  (DTR5.2.1)                                              Directive 
                                                                                                                    2004/109/EC) 
                                                                                                                     (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                   ----------------------------- 
  GB0031698896                   26,458,375                                                   3.03% 
                           ----------------------  -----------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
  SUBTOTAL 8. A                                  26,458,375                                             3.03% 
                           -----------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
  B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
   (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
  Type of financial         Expiration   Exercise/                        Number of voting                       % of voting 
   instrument                date         Conversion Period                rights that may                        rights 
                                                                           be acquired if 
                                                                           the instrument 
                                                                           is 
                                                                           exercised/converted. 
                           -----------  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
                                         SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                        -------------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------------------ 
 
  B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
   Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
  Type of          Expiration            Exercise/             Physical or               Number of               % of voting 
   financial        date                  Conversion            cash                      voting rights           rights 
   instrument                             Period                settlement 
                  --------------------  --------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                               SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                              ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                                                       X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
        Name                    % of voting rights                     % of voting rights                 Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or                       through financial                  it equals or is 
                                 is higher than the                     instruments if it                  higher than the 
                                notifiable threshold                   equals or is higher              notifiable threshold 
                                                                       than the notifiable 
                                                                            threshold 
                      --------------------------------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Betfred Group 
  Limited 
                      --------------------------------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Lightcatch Limited 
                      --------------------------------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 11. Additional information 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Warrington, UK 
 Date of completion    06/03/2020 
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