22nd May 2020 14:21
22 May 2020
William Hill PLC
Lynne Weedall: Appointment as a Non-Executive Director to Stagecoach Group plc
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, William Hill PLC advises that Lynne Weedall, Non-Executive Director, has been appointed to the role of Non-Executive Director of Stagecoach Group plc ('Stagecoach').
Lynne will assume her position with Stagecoach with effect from 1 August 2020.
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Simon Callander
General Counsel and Company Secretary
About William Hill
William Hill PLC is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies, employing c.12,000 people. Its origins are in the UK where it was founded in 1934, and where it is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The majority of its £1.6bn annual revenues are still derived from the UK, where it has a national presence of licensed betting offices and one of the leading online betting and gaming services. William Hill's European Online business is headquartered in Gibraltar and Malta, and is licensed online in 10 countries following the acquisition of Mr Green & Co AB in January 2019. In 2012, it established William Hill US with a focus on retail and mobile operations in Nevada and became the largest sports betting business in the US. Following the ruling in May 2018 by the Supreme Court that the federal ban on state sponsored sports betting was unconstitutional, William Hill US has expanded and continues to expand as new states regulate sports betting. It is now operating in nine states: Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Rhode Island and West Virginia in addition to Washington DC. Eldorado Resorts, Inc. currently owns shares representing 20% of the share capital of William Hill US Holdco, Inc., the holding company of William Hill US
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