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William Hill PLC19 April 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company WILLIAM HILL PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest MFS Investment Management 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 - Not Stated. MFS Investment Management (MFS)MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. (MFSI)MFS International Ltd. (MIL)MFS International (U.K.) Limited (MIL U.K.)MFS International Management K.K. (MIM K.K.)MFS Investment Management (Lux) S.A. (MIM Lux) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT STATED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT STATED 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT ADVISED 8. Percentage of issued class NOT ADVISED 9. Class of security ORDINARY 10p SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT STATED 11. Date company informed 19 April 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 44,999,944 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.00% 14. Any additional information NONE 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANDREA MACQUEENDEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARYTEL: 020 8918 3749 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification ANDREA MACQUEENDEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 19 April 2006 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:
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