Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

William Hill PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

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 the notification obligation:

 FMR LLC

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

 See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 14 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 18 August 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0031698896

 34,553,851

34,553,851

 36,353,123

36,353,123 

5.18

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 36,353,123

 5.18

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

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds and FIL Management Trust Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 FMR LLC

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

 1,799,272

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

 14 August 2009

13. Additional information:

 None

14. Contact name:

 Amanda Chana

15. Contact telephone number:

 [email protected]

Shares Held

Management Company

Nominee/Registered Name

917,200

FMRCO

BANK OF NEW YORK 

224,000

FMTC

BANK OF NEW YORK

3,405,600

FMRCO

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

 16,000

PTC

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

79,200

FCL

CIBC MELLON TRUST

24,570,970

FMRCO

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

 157,500

FMTC

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

 1,519,200

FMRCO

MELLON BANK NA

360,500

FMTC

MELLON BANK NA

568,800

PTC

MELLON BANK NA

49,400

FMRCO

NORTHERN TRUST CO

255,153

FMTC

NORTHERN TRUST CO

453,500

FICL

STATE STR BANK AND TR CO 

82,200

FMR

STATE STR BANK AND TR CO

1,250,400

FMRCO

STATE STR BANK AND TR CO

1,523,700

FMTC

STATE STR BANK AND TR CO

184,900

PTC

STATE STR BANK AND TR CO

93,200

FCL

CIBC MELLON TRUST (C)

404,100

FCL

ROYAL TRUST TORONTO

 67,600

PTC

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

170,000

FCL

NATIONAL BANK TRUST (C)

36,353,123

Grand Total Ordinary Shares