William Hill PLC Holding(s) in Company (0059X)
February 15 2017 - 11:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWMH
RNS Number : 0059X
William Hill PLC
15 February 2017
The following notification was received today by William Hill
PLC, relating to a major interest in shares of William Hill
PLC.
Tom Fuller
Assistant Company Secretary
15 February 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 13.02.2017
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 15.02.2017
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: 6%
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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 0 0 1,007,230 1,007,230 0.12%
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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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Depositary
Receipt N/A N/A 5,012 0.00%
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Right of
recall
over
securities
lending
agreements N/A N/A 47,195,498 5.50%
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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 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 27.10.2017 N/A 1,240,771 N/A 0.14%
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Equity Swap N/A 28.11.2017 N/A 277,000 N/A 0.03%
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Equity Swap N/A 01.02.2018 N/A 253,000 N/A 0.03%
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Equity Swap N/A 03.04.2018 N/A 1,643,136 N/A 0.19%
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Equity Swap N/A 08.10.2018 N/A 206,209 N/A 0.02%
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Equity Swap N/A 13.12.2018 N/A 926,659 N/A 0.11%
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Equity Swap N/A 28.12.2018 N/A 5,362,427 N/A 0.63%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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58,116,942 6.78%
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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 51,578,669 voting rights (6.01%) 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 51,578,669 voting rights
(6.01%) 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 51,578,669 voting rights
(6.01%) 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 51,578,669
voting rights (6.01%) 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 51,578,669 voting rights
(6.01%) 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
6.00% threshold previously disclosed
however, this notification is being
made on the basis that Morgan Stanley
& Co. International plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley,
has crossed a relevant component level
threshold in its own right.
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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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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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