TIDMWMH 
 
 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY 
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
 
1          KEY INFORMATION 
 
(a) Full name of discloser:                                            MELQART ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, 
if different from 1(a):                                                N/A 
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a 
 trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities 
this form relates:                                                     William Hill plc 
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, 
state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:                    N/A 
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                             Monday, April 19, 2021 
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date 
 prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making 
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                NO 
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"              If YES, specify which: 
 
2          POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities 
 of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional 
 class of relevant security. 
 
           Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which 
(a)        the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) 
 
 
Class of relevant security:                          10p ordinary 
 
                                                     Interests                          Short positions 
                                                     Number            %                Number  % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 
 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                              13,994,649  1.33% 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
and agreements to purchase/sell: 
 
TOTAL:                                                     13,994,649  1.33% 
 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. 
 
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to 
 purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions). 
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
Class of relevant security in relation to which 
subscription right exists: 
Details, including nature of the rights concerned 
and relevant percentages: 
 
 
3          DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree 
 named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant 
 security dealt in. 
 
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 
Class of relevant                                                                       Price per unit 
security                 Purchase/sale               Number of securities               (GBp) 
 
 
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
                                                                                                Price 
Class of relevant        Product                                       Number of reference      per unit 
security                 description   Nature of dealing               securities               (GBp) 
                                       e.g. opening/closing a 
                                       long/short position, 
                                       increasing/reducing a 
                         e.g. CFD      long/short position 
10p ordinary             CFD           increasing a long position      101,649                  276.90 
10p ordinary             CFD           increasing a long position      500,000                  276.85 
 
(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
 
(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
                                                                                                Option 
                         Writing,      Number of                                                money 
           Product       purchasing,   securities                                               paid/ 
Class of   description   selling,      to which                                                 received 
relevant   e.g. call     varying       option        Exercise price                     Expiry  per 
security   option        etc.          relates       per unit          Type             date    unit 
                                                                       e.g. American, 
                                                                       European etc. 
 
 
(ii)       Exercise 
 
Class of                               Exercising/ 
relevant                               exercised     Number of         Exercise price 
security   Product description         against       securities        per unit 
 e.g. call option 
 
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of                                                               Price per unit 
relevant                                                               (if 
security   Nature of dealing           Details                         applicable) 
 e.g. subscription, 
  conversion 
 
 
 
 
4          OTHER INFORMATION 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, 
 relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into 
 by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a 
 party to the offer: 
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, 
 arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
None 
 
 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making 
 the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any 
 derivative is referenced: 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
None 
 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                                     NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure:                                  Tuesday, April 20, 2021 
Contact name:                                        Ben Sharp 
Telephone number:                                    +44 (0)20 3826 4493 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service. 
 
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation 
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
 
 

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