Hilton Meeting Gets Yes Vote

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. October 14, 2008

The Hilton Group's Extraordinary General Meeting held at The London Hilton on Park Lane voted largely in favour of the current restructuring resolutions.

The details of the vote are outlined below:

1. To approve the disposal of the Hilton International Hotels Division:

FOR - 1,053,784,457

AGAINST - 1,502,049

VOTES WITHHELD - 175,185

1. To change the Company's name to Ladbrokes plc (on completion of the above disposal):

FOR - 1,053,778,827

AGAINST - 1,354,786

VOTES WITHHELD - 327,796

The disposal remains conditional on, among other things, receipt of certain competition and other government clearances.

The change of name to Ladbrokes plc remains conditional on the completion of the disposal.

The Board expects to announce details of the Company's capital structure review and the intended return of value to shareholders with its preliminary results for the year ended 2005 scheduled for 23 February 2006.

Completion is expected to occur on or shortly after this date.