William Hill PLC Holding(s) in Company (8853M)
October 19 2016 - 4:30AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMWMH
RNS Number : 8853M
William Hill PLC
19 October 2016
The following notification was received yesterday by William
Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill
PLC.
Tom Fuller
Assistant Company Secretary
19 October 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 14.10.2016
on
which the threshold is crossed
or
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 18.10.2016
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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 24,362,604 24,362,604 20,118,247 20,118,247 2.31%
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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 5,012 0.00%
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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 21.10.2016 N/A 13,000,000 N/A 1.50%
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Equity Swap N/A 27.10.2016 N/A 27,000,000 N/A 3.11%
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Equity Swap N/A 28.12.2016 N/A 6,195,277 N/A 0.71%
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Equity Swap N/A 06.06.2017 N/A 42,532 N/A 0.00%
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Equity Swap N/A 27.10.2017 N/A 1,515,762 N/A 0.17%
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Equity Swap N/A 03.04.2018 N/A 2,266,692 N/A 0.26%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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70,384,522 8.10%
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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 64,184,233 voting rights (7.38%) 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 64,184,233 voting rights
(7.38%) 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 64,184,233 voting rights
(7.38%) 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 64,184,233
voting rights (7.38%) 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 64,184,233 voting rights
(7.38%) 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,
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 threshold in its
own right.
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14. Contact name: Craig Horsley
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15. Contact telephone number: +44 141 245-7736
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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