Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

William Hill Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

x

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Morgan Stanley

(Institutional Securities Group and Global Wealth Management)

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

20.01.2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22.01.2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

8%*

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0031698896

0

0

2,364,039

2,364,039

0.27%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Right of Recall over a securities lending agreement

N/A

N/A

43,477,095

4.92%

Depositary Receipt

N/A

N/A

1,172

0.00%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Call Option (Cash-settled)

351.167

27-01-2016

N/A

168,180

Nominal

Delta

N/A

0.02%

Call Option (Cash-settled)

381.0

29-01-2016

N/A

26,370

N/A

0.00%

Call Option (Cash-settled)

360.682

09-02-2016

N/A

117,136

N/A

0.01%

Call Option (Cash-settled)

403.56

10-02-2016

N/A

52,861

N/A

0.01%

Call Option (Cash-settled)

412.439

09-03-2016

N/A

17,963

N/A

0.00%

Equity Swap (Cash Settled)

N/A

29-01-2016

N/A

8,000,000

N/A

0.90%

Equity Swap (Cash Settled)

N/A

15-03-2016

N/A

10,000,000

N/A

1.13%

Equity Swap (Cash Settled)

N/A

01-04-2016

N/A

1,327,237

N/A

0.15%

Equity Swap (Cash Settled)

N/A

28-12-2016

N/A

3,934,472

N/A

0.44%

Equity Swap (Cash Settled)

N/A

27-10-2017

N/A

409,486

N/A

0.05%

Equity Swap (Cash Settled)

N/A

04-12-2017

N/A

992,135

N/A

0.11%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

70,888,146

8.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of 66,924,502 voting rights (7.57%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)

Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 66,924,502 voting rights (7.57%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group

Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 66,924,502 voting rights (7.57%) is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited.

Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 66,924,502 voting rights (7.57%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc, c/o The Corporation Trust Company (DE), Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, USA is an indirect holder of 66,924,502 voting rights (7.57%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of

 the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Morgan Stanley's total holding in William Hill Plc remains above the 8% threshold previously disclosed, however, this notification is being made on the basis that the holding in sections 8(b) + 8(c), has crossed a relevant threshold in its own right at the component level.

14. Contact name:

Wilma Fairholm

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 245 7218

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Morgan Stanley

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

c/o The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA

Phone number & email

0141 245 7218

[email protected]

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Wilma Fairholm

Contact address

103-105 Waterloo Street

Glasgow

G2 7BW

Phone number & email

0141 245 7218

[email protected]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information