Recommended Offer for Sportingbet plc

This offer was accepted by shareholders of Sportingbet plc and the acquisition completed on 19 March 2013. This microsite contains all the relevant public documents for the offer which was subject to the Takeover Code.

Recommended Offer for Sportingbet plc ("Sportingbet") by William Hill Australia Pty Limited ("WH Bidco") a wholly-owned subsidiary of William Hill plc ("William Hill") and GVC Holdings plc ("GVC") (the "Offer")

ACCESS TO THIS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE ("Microsite") MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER SECURITIES LAWS IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS. THIS NOTICE REQUIRES YOU TO CONFIRM CERTAIN MATTERS (INCLUDING THAT YOU ARE NOT RESIDENT IN SUCH A JURISDICTION), BEFORE YOU MAY OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION ON THIS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE.

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NOTE: ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF THE MATERIAL YOU ARE SEEKING ACCESS TO ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS MICROSITE IN GOOD FAITH.

THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT DIRECTED AT OR ACCESSIBLE BY PERSONS LOCATED IN A JURISDICTION WHERE EXTENSION OR ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION OR WOULD RESULT IN A REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER CONSENT OR ANY REGISTRATION, FILING OR OTHER FORMALITY WHICH GVC REGARDS AS UNDULY ONEROUS ("Restricted Jurisdiction").

If you would like information on the Offer please read this notice carefully - it applies to all persons who view this Microsite and, depending on where you live, it may affect your rights.

Basis of access

The information contained on this Microsite in respect of the Offer is made available in good faith and does not constitute an offer to sell or otherwise dispose of or an invitation or solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Offer or otherwise in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The full terms and conditions of the Offer will be set out in the formal offer documentation (the "Offer Documents"). In considering the Offer, shareholders should only rely on the information contained, and procedures described, in the formal Offer Documents.

Please note that this notice may be altered or updated. You should read it in full each time you access the site.

The information contained on this Microsite speaks only at the date of the relevant document or announcement reproduced on this Microsite, and GVC, WH Bidco, William Hill and Sportingbet have, and accept, no responsibility or duty to update any such information, document or announcement and reserve the right to add to, remove or amend any information reproduced on this Microsite at any time.

In relation to any document, announcement or information contained in the Microsite, the only responsibility accepted by the directors of GVC, WH Bidco, William Hill and Sportingbet is for the correctness and fairness of its reproduction or presentation unless a responsibility statement in any relevant document expressly provides otherwise.

Neither the directors of GVC nor WH Bidco nor William Hill nor Sportingbet, nor any of the companies nor any of their affiliated companies, have reviewed, and no such person is or shall be responsible for or accepts any liability in respect of, any information contained on any other website which may be linked to this Microsite by a third party.

Forward-looking statements

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Overseas Shareholders

The materials contained on this Microsite contain information in respect of the Offer. Viewing this information may not be lawful if you are resident in a Restricted Jurisdiction. In certain jurisdictions, including Restricted Jurisdictions, only certain categories of person may be allowed to view such materials. Any person resident outside the United Kingdom who wishes to view these materials must first satisfy themselves that they are not subject to any local requirements that prohibit or restrict them from doing so.

The Offer will not be made available, directly or indirectly, in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction and no person may vote in favour of the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or form within a Restricted Jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where to do so would violate the laws of such jurisdiction.

Accordingly, by clicking "I agree" below, you represent that you are not a national of, or resident in, a Restricted Jurisdiction and that each of GVC, WH Bidco, William Hill and Sportingbet is lawfully entitled to make the content of any communication or document in relation to the Offer available to you under applicable securities laws. If you are unable to give this representation, do not view the content of any communication or document in relation to the Offer.

If you are not resident in a Restricted Jurisdiction, you may access any communication or document in relation to the Offer but you are responsible for first satisfying yourself as to the full observance of the laws and regulatory requirements of your jurisdiction. If you are not permitted to view any communication or document in relation to the Offer by virtue of applicable laws or regulatory requirements, please exit this Microsite.

Similarly, copies of the contents of the following pages (including documents posted thereon) are not being, and must not be, released or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into a Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute or send them in, into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction.

If you are not permitted to view materials on this Microsite or are in any doubt as to whether you are permitted to view these materials, please exit this Microsite and seek independent advice. Neither GVC nor any of its advisors, WH Bidco nor any of its advisors, William Hill nor any of its advisers, nor Sportingbet nor any of its advisers, assumes any responsibility for any violation by any person of any of these restrictions.

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