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RNS Number : 8565G

William Hill PLC

19 March 2020

The following notification was received today by William Hill PLC, relating to a major interest in shares of William Hill PLC.

Balbir Kelly-Bisla

Company Secretary

19 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 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification 
 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                                                         M&G Plc 
 City and country of registered office                        London, United Kingdom 
  (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                           18 March 2020 
  crossed or reached: 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               19 March 2020 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        of issuer 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                           5.35%                  0.00%           5.35%           874,189,537 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of                             N/A                    N/A             N/A 
  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 of Directive 
                               2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                                 (DTR5.1)                  (DTR5.2.1)                                           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                 ---------------------------- 
 ORD GBP0.10 
  GB0031698896                                                     46,781,730                                             5.35% 
                         ----------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                     46,781,730                                             5.35% 
                         ----------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 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. 
                         ------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 ORD GBP0.10                                                                                      10,000                  0.00% 
  GB0031698896 
  (Right of Recall) 
                         ------------  -------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
                                        SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                           10,000                  0.00% 
                                       -------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 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 
 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 
            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 
                             ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 M&G Plc 
  (Parent Company)                            5.35%                  0.00%                     5.35% 
                             ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 M&G Group Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of M&G Plc)                                 5.35%                  0.00%                     5.35% 
                             ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 M&G FA Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of M&G Group Limited)                       5.35%                  0.00%                     5.35% 
                             ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 M&G Investment 
  Management Limited 
  (wholly owned subsidiary 
  of M&G FA Limited)                          5.35%                  0.00%                     5.35% 
                             ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                                                  N/A 
                                                     ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights                                         N/A 
  held 
                                                     ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights                                    N/A 
  will be held 
                                                     ----------------------------------------------- 
 11. Additional information 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London, United Kingdom 
 Date of completion    19 March 2020 
                      ----------------------- 
 

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