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William Hill PLC11 May 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company William Hill plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc and its subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Morley Fund Management Ltd:BNY (Nominees) Ltd 532,333*BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,409,124*BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 1,800*Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 4,722,401*Chase Nominees Ltd 349,320*CUIM Nominee Ltd 1,709,659*Vidacos Nominees Ltd 1,104,200* * denotes direct interest 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired n/a 6. Percentage of issued class n/a 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed n/a 8. Percentage of issued class n/a 9. Class of security Ordinary GBP0.10 shares 10. Date of transaction 9 May 2007 11. Date company informed 10 May 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 10,828,837 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.07% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 353,024,983 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Sarah Anderson - 020 8918 3600 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Sarah Anderson - Deputy Secretary Date of notification 11 May 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
WMH.LAviva