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RNS Number : 0459H

William Hill PLC

20 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

20 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                                                      Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited 
                                                            & Mr Fred Done 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                        18/03/2020 
  crossed or reached: 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):            20/03/2020 
                                                          --------------------------------------------- 
 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       (total of 8.B                        issuer 
                              of 8. A)            1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ---------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                   4.12%                                    4.12%       874,189,537 
                          ---------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)              3.04%                                    3.04% 
                          ---------------  ----------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
                            2004/109/EC)                2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        10 of 
                              (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                        Directive 
                                                                                                          2004/109/EC) 
                                                                                                           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                               ---------------------------- 
 GB0031698896                36,000,000                                                4.12% 
                      -----------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                              36,000,000                                         4.12% 
                      -----------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 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 
  instrument            date           Conversion Period                rights that may                   voting 
                                                                        be acquired if                    rights 
                                                                        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 
  financial        date                Conversion            cash                   voting rights         voting 
  instrument                           Period                settlement                                   rights 
                 ------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                            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 
 Of the 36,000,000 shares, 4,000,000 (0.46%) are held in the name of Mr 
  Fred Done and the remainder in the name of Done Brothers (Cash Betting) 
  Limited 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Warrington, UK 
 Date of completion    20/03/2020 
                      --------------- 
 

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