18th Apr 2006 07:01
William Hill PLC18 April 2006 18th April 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 13th April 2006 it purchased 85,918 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 598.997 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 599.50 pence and595.50 pence, respectively. It is intended that these shares will be cancelled. The timing of the share purchases was as follows: - between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm bought 85,918 ordinary shares at prices between 595.50 pence and 599.50 pence. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 374,513,053 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 9,513,807 shares in treasury. At its Annual General Meeting held on 19 May 2005, William Hill PLC wasauthorised by its shareholders to purchase up to 39,433,611 of its ordinaryshares (representing 10 per cent. of its issued share capital at the time,subject to certain conditions as outlined in the resolution). Enquiries: Tom Singer, Chief Operating Officer Tel: 020 8918 3952James Bradley/ Deborah Spencer, Brunswick Tel: 020 7404 5959 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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