Notification of shares
17 December 2003 - 3:26AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3334T
William Hill PLC
16 December 2003
The Company Secretary
William Hill plc
Greenside House
50 Station Road
Wood Green
London
N22 7TP
Dear Sir,
WILLIAM HILL PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 3169889
This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 13 May 2003
and is prompted by purchases totalling 226,000 on 11 December 2003.
This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBPO.10 each in the
capital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the
obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985
(the "Act").
1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a
subsidiary of Aviva plc).
1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management
Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation to make
this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were
interested in 12,672,069 shares.
1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which
this notification relates and the number of shares held by each of
them are set out in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management
Limited.
2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.
2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately
after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose
Aviva plc were interested in 12,672,069 shares, giving the Aviva
group a total percentage interest in the shares of 3.00%
2.2 The identify of the registered holders of the shares to which this
notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them
are set out in the attached Appendix: Aviva plc.
If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group hold
interests in the shares (by virtue of s. 203 of the Act) please submit a written
request and we will be happy to supply this information.
We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised
United Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those
categories are therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter.
If you wish us to confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please
let us know.
Yours faithfully
Diane Thirkettle
For and on behalf of
Aviva plc
The Company Secretary
William Hill plc
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 3,048,528 (material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 6,064,614 (material)
Chase Nominees Ltd 653,099 (material)
CUIM Nominees Ltd 2,522,755 (material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 383,073 (material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 3.00%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 421,811,111
The Company Secretary
William Hill plc
APPENDIX: AVIVA
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 3,048,528 (material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 6,064,614 (material)
Chase Nominees Ltd 653,099 (material)
CUIM Nominees Ltd 2,522,755 (material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 383,073 (material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 3.00%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 421,811,111
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