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Morgan StanleyAnnouncement

03/02/2016 17:00

RNS Number : 0035O
William Hill PLC
03 February 2016
The following notification was received today by William Hill PLC, relating to major interests in shares of William Hill PLC.
Dennis Read
Deputy Company Secretary
3 February 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
William Hill Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
X
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Morgan Stanley
(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
01.02.2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
03.02.2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
6%*


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB0031698896
12,679,049
12,679,049
13,229,262
13,229,262

1.50%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
Right of Recall over a securities lending agreement
N/A
N/A
32,148,499
3.63%
Depositary Receipt
N/A
N/A
1,816
0.00%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx





Nominal
Delta
Call Option (Cash-settled)
360.682
09-02-2016
N/A
174,554
N/A
0.02%
Call Option (Cash-settled)
403.56
10-02-2016
N/A
115,032
N/A
0.01%
Call Option (Cash-settled)
412.439
09-03-2016
N/A
33,899
N/A
0.00%
Equity Swap (Cash Settled)
N/A
15-03-2016
N/A
10,000,000
N/A
1.13%
Equity Swap (Cash Settled)
N/A
01-04-2016
N/A
1,196,989
N/A
0.14%
Equity Swap (Cash Settled)
N/A
28-12-2016
N/A
3,934,472
N/A
0.44%
Equity Swap (Cash Settled)
N/A
27-10-2017
N/A
368,228
N/A
0.04%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
61,202,750
6.92%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of 57,238,462 voting rights (6.47%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 57,238,462 voting rights (6.47%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 
57,238,462 voting rights (6.47%) is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited.
Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 57,238,462 voting rights (6.47%) 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 
57,238,462 voting rights (6.47%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of
the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:
Morgan Stanley's total holding in William Hill Plc remains above the 6% 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 fallen below a relevant threshold in its own right within section 8B+8C at component level.
14. Contact name:
Craig Horsley
15. Contact telephone number:
0141 245 7736

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