Successful Resolution re Online Disruption

William Hill PLC

Successful resolution re William Hill Online disruption

25 October 2011

William Hill (LSE: WMH) announces that, further to the recent update in regards to staff disruptions in a number of William Hill Online operational locations, discussions in Tel Aviv have resulted in a resumption of normal business activity in both Tel Aviv and Bulgaria. The situation in Manila was resolved last week. These discussions were led by William Hill Group and William Hill Online senior management, together with assistance and input throughout from William Hill's joint venture partner, Playtech.

As part of these discussions, agreement has been reached with seven senior William Hill Online managers who have now left the business.

The Group can now confirm that normal operations have resumed and that William Hill Online remains committed to its operation in Tel Aviv.

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Notes to editors

William Hill is a leading betting and gaming company. It is one of the UK's largest bookmakers with over 2,350 LBOs in the UK and Ireland that provide betting opportunities on a wide range of sporting and non-sporting events and, in the UK, gaming machines are offered in every LBO. The Group's online business, William Hill Online, is one of the leading European online betting and gaming businesses by profitability, providing sports betting, casino games, poker, bingo, numbers betting and skill games.