2nd Aug 2005 11:00
Office of Fair Trading02 August 2005 Merger Decision: COMPLETED ACQUISITION BY WILLIAM HILL PLC OF THE LICENSED BETTING OFFICEBUSINESS OF STANLEY PLC The OFT is not referring the completed acquisition by William Hill Plc of TheLicensed Betting Office Business of Stanley Plc to the Competition Commission onthe information currently available to it because it is considering whether,instead of making a reference, to accept appropriate undertakings from WilliamHill Plc to address the competition concerns arising from the merger. The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's website at www.oft.gov.uk and will also appear in the Office's Weekly Gazette assoon as is reasonably practicable. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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