Director/PDMR Shareholding

17 May 2016

WILLIAM HILL PLC ("the Company")

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS

In fulfilment of obligations under DTR 3.1.2R and DTR 3.1.4R (1) (a), William Hill PLC ('the Company') wishes to notify the following changes in the interests of persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') in ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ('Shares') arising out of the grant of an award of Shares ('Award') under the William Hill PLC 2014 Performance Share Plan ('PSP').

James Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, and Philip Bowcock, Chief Financial Officer, were on Tuesday 17 May 2016 granted an Award under the PSP over Shares. Details are set out below:

These Awards are granted as a nil-cost option award. Vesting of the Award is conditional, inter alia, on satisfying three performance conditions which are measured over a performance period of four financial years: 50% of the Award will be subject to a performance condition based on relative shareholder return (TSR), 25% will be subject to a performance condition based on aggregate earnings per Share (EPS), and the remaining 25% will be subject to a performance condition based on the business performance measures. On vesting the Shares will be subject to a further one year holding period.

This Award was set out in the annual report on remuneration, which was contained in the 2015 Annual Report and Accounts of William Hill PLC. The annual report on remuneration was approved by shareholders of William Hill PLC at the Company's Annual General Meeting, which was held on 11 May 2016.

Dennis Read

Deputy Company Secretary

020 8918 3723