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William Hill PLC
18 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 attachedii:

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


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify)iii:


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

J.P. Morgan Securities plc

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

J.P. Morgan AG

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

14 January 2021

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

18 January 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 held in issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

1.10%

5.99%

7.10%

1,050,640,783

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

1.13%

5.99%

7.12%


 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

 (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

GB0031698896


11,590,440


1.10%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

11,590,440

1.10%


B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights


















SUBTOTAL 8. B 1




B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Cash-settled Equity Swap

26/01/2021

26/01/2021

Cash

1,500,000

  0.14

Cash-settled Equity Swap

28/01/2021

28/01/2021

Cash

999,700

  0.10

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/02/2021

02/02/2021

Cash

3,646,863

  0.35

Cash-settled Equity Swap

26/02/2021

26/02/2021

Cash

1,864,418

  0.18

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/03/2021

02/03/2021

Cash

25,860

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

04/03/2021

04/03/2021

Cash

6,135,000

  0.58

Cash-settled Equity Swap

05/03/2021

05/03/2021

Cash

2,567,460

  0.24

Cash-settled Equity Swap

10/03/2021

10/03/2021

Cash

5,587,000

  0.53

Cash-settled Equity Swap

12/03/2021

12/03/2021

Cash

10,225,913

  0.97

Cash-settled Equity Swap

15/03/2021

15/03/2021

Cash

1,500,000

  0.14

Cash-settled Equity Swap

22/03/2021

22/03/2021

Cash

1,778,784

  0.17

Cash-settled Equity Swap

23/03/2021

23/03/2021

Cash

2,814,683

  0.27

Cash-settled Equity Swap

29/03/2021

29/03/2021

Cash

822,217

  0.08

Cash-settled Equity Swap

31/03/2021

31/03/2021

Cash

15,831,315

  1.51

Cash-settled Equity Swap

06/04/2021

06/04/2021

Cash

45,017

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

05/05/2021

05/05/2021

Cash

29,029

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/06/2021

02/06/2021

Cash

20,660

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

03/06/2021

03/06/2021

Cash

5,044,000

  0.48

Cash-settled Equity Swap

23/06/2021

23/06/2021

Cash

1,560,522

  0.15

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/07/2021

02/07/2021

Cash

375,796

  0.04

Cash-settled Equity Swap

03/08/2021

03/08/2021

Cash

18,816

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/09/2021

02/09/2021

Cash

2,334

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

04/10/2021

04/10/2021

Cash

12,755

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

15/10/2021

15/10/2021

Cash

1,000

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/12/2021

02/12/2021

Cash

27,263

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

05/01/2022

05/01/2022

Cash

20,883

  0.00

Cash-settled Equity Swap

19/01/2022

19/01/2022

Cash

110,000

  0.01

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/02/2022

02/02/2022

Cash

109,220

  0.01

Cash-settled Equity Swap

27/05/2022

27/05/2022

Cash

297,123

  0.03




SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

62,973,631

5.99%

 

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) issuerxiii


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
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% 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

JPMorgan Chase & Co.




JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association




J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited




J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited




J.P. Morgan Securities plc


5.99%

6.99%





JPMorgan Chase & Co.




JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association








JPMorgan Chase & Co.




JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC




J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc.




J.P. Morgan Securities LLC








JPMorgan Chase & Co.




JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association




J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited




J.P. Morgan AG





10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A


11. Additional informationxvi

Chain of controlled undertakings:

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (100%)

JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)

J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan AG (100%)

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan AG (100%)

 

 

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

18 January 2021

 

 

 

i Please note this form should be read jointly with the applicable Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules Chapter 5 (DTR5) available on the following link: https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook/DTR/5/?view=chapter

 

ii Full name of the legal entity and further specification of the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate (e.g. address, LEI, domestic number identity). Indicate in the relevant section whether the issuer is a non UK issuer.

 

iii Other reason for the notification could be voluntary notifications, changes of attribution of the nature of the holding (e.g. expiring of financial instruments) or acting in concert.

 

iv This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the natural person or legal entity acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all parties to the agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a) or (d) the holder of financial instruments referred to in DTR5.3.1.

 

As the disclosure of cases of acting in concert may vary due to the specific circumstances (e.g. same or different total positions of the parties, entering or exiting of acting in concert by a single party) the standard form does not provide for a specific method how to notify cases of acting in concert.

 

In relation to the transactions referred to in  DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), the following list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned:

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the natural person or legal entity that acquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for consideration the voting rights;

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (c), the natural person or legal entity holding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights and declares its intention of exercising them, and natural person or legal entity lodging the collateral under these conditions;

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (d), the natural person or legal entity who has a life interest in shares if that person or entity is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares and the natural person or legal entity who is disposing of the voting rights when the life interest is created;

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the controlling natural person or legal entity and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, the controlled undertaking;

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion;

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the natural person or legal entity that controls the voting rights;

 

- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion (e.g. management companies).

 

v Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should be the full name of the shareholder who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to DTR5.2 unless the percentage of voting rights held by the shareholder is lower than the lowest notifiable threshold for the disclosure of voting rights holdings in accordance with national practices (e.g. identification of funds managed by management companies).

 

vi The date on which threshold is crossed or reached should be the date on which the acquisition or disposal took place or the other reason triggered the notification obligation. For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event took effect.

 

vii The total number of voting rights held in the issuer shall be composed of all the shares, including depository receipts representing shares, to which voting rights are attached even if the exercise thereof is suspended.

 

viii If the holding has fallen below the lowest applicable threshold, please note that it might not be necessary to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is below that threshold.

 

ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached "direct holding" and voting rights "indirect holding", please split the voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns - if there is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank.

 

x Date of maturity/expiration of the financial instrument i.e. the date when right to acquire shares ends.

 

xi If the financial instrument has such a period - please specify this period - for example once every 3 months starting from [date].

 

xii In case of cash settled instruments the number and percentages of voting rights is to be presented on a delta-adjusted basis (DTR 5.3.3.A).

 

xiii If the person subject to the notification obligation is either controlled and/or does control another undertaking then the second option applies.

 

xiv The full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity has to be presented also in the cases, in which only on subsidiary level a threshold is crossed or reached and the subsidiary undertaking discloses the notification as only thus the markets get always the full picture of the group holdings. In case of multiple chains through which the voting rights and/or financial instruments are effectively held the chains have to be presented chain by chain leaving a row free between different chains (e.g.: A, B, C, free row, A, B, D, free row, A, E, F etc.).

 

xv The names of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or financial instruments are effectively held have to be presented irrespectively whether the controlled undertakings cross or reach the lowest applicable threshold themselves.

 

xvi Example: Correction of a previous notification.

 

 

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