William Hill PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Jan 12, 2021

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RNS Number : 3771L

William Hill PLC

12 January 2021

### TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	WILLIAM HILL PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name	Bank of America Corporation
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Wilmington, DE, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:	07/01/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	11/01/2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.048%	4.917%	7.966%	1,050,520,693
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.962%	4.955%	7.917%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0031698896	0	31,981,244	0.000%	3.044%
US96925P1049	0	43,328	0.000%	0.004%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	32,024,572		3.048%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise / Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted.	% of voting rights
Forwards	26/03/2021	N/A	37,000	0.004%
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	49,939	0.005%
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1	86,939	0.008%

	B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
	Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex		Exercise / Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Swaps Cash		19/01/2021		N/A		Cash		11,800,000		1.123%
	Swaps Cash		25/01/2021		N/A		Cash		4,300,000		0.409%
	Swaps Cash		16/02/2021		N/A		Cash		8,000,000		0.762%
	Swaps Cash		23/02/2021		N/A		Cash		8,000,000		0.762%
	Swaps Cash		26/02/2021		N/A		Cash		38		0.000%
	Swaps Cash		30/06/2021		N/A		Cash		96,379		0.009%
	Swaps Cash		13/08/2021		N/A		Cash		49,748		0.005%
	Swaps Cash		13/12/2021		N/A		Cash		1,821,608		0.173%
	Swaps Cash		20/12/2021		N/A		Cash		4,800,801		0.457%
	Swaps Cash		29/07/2022		N/A		Cash		8,543,047		0.813%
	Swaps Cash		21/09/2022		N/A		Cash		609,488		0.058%
	Swaps Cash		28/02/2023		N/A		Cash		420,007		0.040%
	Swaps Cash		31/10/2023		N/A		Cash		233,899		0.022%
	Swaps Cash		13/10/2025		N/A		Cash		1,981,367		0.189%
	Swaps Cash		14/10/2025		N/A		Cash		915,633		0.087%
						SUBTOTAL 8. B 2		51,572,015		4.909%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
(x) Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America, National Association	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merrill Lynch International, LLC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merrill Lynch Group Holdings I, L.L.C.	N/A	N/A	N/A
BofA Securities Europe SA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
ML UK Capital Holdings Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merrill Lynch International	N/A	3.186%	5.895%
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America, National Association	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. Trust Company of Delaware	N/A	N/A	N/A

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information

Place of completion	United Kingdom
Date of completion	11.01.2021

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