William Hill PLC Holding(s) in Company (8200F)
May 22 2017 - 4:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWMH TIDMHSBA
RNS Number : 8200F
William Hill PLC
22 May 2017
The following notification was received on 19(th) May 2017 by
William Hill PLC, relating to a major interest in shares of William
Hill PLC.
Tom Fuller
Deputy Company Secretary
22 May 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or William Hill PLC
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached:
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please
specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) HSBC Holdings plc
subject to the
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) HSBC Global Asset Management
(if different from 3.): (UK) Limited
HSBC Global Asset Management
(Hong Kong) Limited
HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited
HSBC Global Asset Management
(France)
INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft
mbH, Dusseldorf
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5. Date of the transaction 17(th) May 2017
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer 19(th) May 2017
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are Below 8%
crossed or
reached:
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights
Shares Voting rights
Rights
------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------------- --------------------------- ---------------------
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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GB0031698896 69,464,316 69,464,316 32,923,550 32,923,550 4,176,486 3.838% 0.487%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument Period may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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Right to Recall
(Stock Lent) 12,671,820 1.477 %
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights
instrument period refers to
--------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------
18,739,102 Nominal Delta
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2.185
Equity Swap %
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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68,510,958 7.987%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: NA
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11. Number of voting rights proxy NA
holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will NA
cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: The total holdings include
Stock Borrowing of 12,671,820
shares
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14. Contact name: Sanjeev Kalha
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15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)
20 7992
3452
(central.compliance.disclosures@hsbc.com
,
sanjeev.kalha@hsbcgroup.com
,)
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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