William Hill PLC Holding(s) in Company (2521K)
September 20 2016 - 4:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWMH
RNS Number : 2521K
William Hill PLC
20 September 2016
The following notification was received today by William Hill
PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Tom Fuller
Assistant Company Secretary
20 September 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying William Hill PLC
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
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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 X
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) subject Morgan Stanley (Institutional Securities
to the Group and Global Wealth Management)
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date 15.09.2016
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 19.09.2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 8%*
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 triggering
of to the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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GB0031698896 9,046,207 9,046,207 18,378,611 18,378,611 2.11%
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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 may rights
instrument Period be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
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Call Option
(Physically
Settled) 18.11.2016 N/A 241,000 0.03%
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Depositary
Receipt N/A N/A 5,232 0.00%
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Right of
recall
over
securities
lending
agreements N/A N/A 40,586,319 4.67%
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instrument
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion rights instrument
instrument period refers to
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Nominal Delta
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Equity Swap N/A 28.12.2016 N/A 7,603,777 N/A 0.87%
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Equity Swap N/A 06.06.2017 N/A 50,000 N/A 0.01%
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Equity Swap N/A 27.10.2017 N/A 1,310,564 N/A 0.15%
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Equity Swap N/A 03.04.2018 N/A 2,402,459 N/A 0.28%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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70,577,962 8.12%
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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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Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Legal & Compliance Department,
25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is a
direct holder of 56,702,446 voting rights (6.52%) and is a subsidiary
of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London,
E14 4AD, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 56,702,446 voting rights
(6.52%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, LNCS/5, Canary Wharf, London,
E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 56,702,446 voting rights
(6.52%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf,
London, E14 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM. is an indirect holder of 56,702,446
voting rights (6.52%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International
Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust
Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington,
Delaware, 19801, USA. is an indirect holder of 56,702,446 voting rights
(6.52%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/A
cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/A
hold
voting rights:
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Morgan Stanley's total holding in
13. Additional information: William Hill PLC remains above the
8.00% threshold previously disclosed,
however, this notification is being
made on the basis that the holding
in sections 8(b)+8(c) has crossed
a relevant threshold in their own
right at the component level.
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14. Contact name: Wilma Fairholm
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15. Contact telephone number: +44 141 245-7218
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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