Notice of results announcement date

William Hill PLC (‘William Hill’ or the ‘Group’) announces a revised date for the publication of its final results for the 52 weeks ended 29 December 2020.

The results will now be published on 4 March 2021, after William Hill’s auditor Deloitte requested, in light of practical resource constraints due to the current lockdown, that flexibility be applied to the current year-end timetable^1,2.

This short delay will allow sufficient time for the auditor to complete its audit of the results and ensure the quality of its reporting is not compromised. The Board expects to report audited full year results in line with the trading update provided on 13 January 2021.

Notes:

1. https://www.frc.org.uk/news/january-2021-(1)/joint-regulators-statement-for-companies,-auditors
2. https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-and-frc-joint-statement-reminding-companies-extended-financial-information-timelines-continue

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About William Hill

William Hill PLC is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies, employing c12,000 people. Its origins are in the UK where it was founded in 1934, and where it is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The majority of its annual revenues are still derived from the UK, where it has a national presence of licensed betting offices and one of the leading online betting and gaming services. William Hill's European Online business is headquartered in Gibraltar and Malta, and is licensed online in 13 countries following the acquisition of Mr Green & Co AB in January 2019. In 2012, it established William Hill US with a focus on retail and mobile operations in Nevada and became the largest sports betting business in the US. Following the ruling in May 2018 by the Supreme Court that the federal ban on state sponsored sports betting was unconstitutional, William Hill US has grown and continues to expand as new states regulate sports betting. It is now operating in 15 states: Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. currently owns shares representing 20% of the share capital of William Hill US Holdco, Inc., the holding company of William Hill US.

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