23rd Oct 2009 16:12
23 October 2009
William Hill PLC
LR12.6.4 - Notification of Transfer of Shares out of Treasury
This is to replace the RNS announcement 3025B released today at 12.19, as there was an error in the figures for both the ordinary shares in issue and the treasury shares. The correct announcement is below.
William Hill PLC (the Company) announces that on 22 October 2009, 1,417 ordinary shares held by the Company in treasury (treasury shares) were transferred out of the Company's holding of treasury shares pursuant to the exercise of nil cost awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2006.
On the same date, a further 54,301 ordinary shares held by the Company in treasury were transferred to employees of the Company in satisfaction of their options under the Company's Savings Related Share Option Plan 2002. The exercise price of these shares under option was 127 pence.
Following the above transfer of shares out of treasury, the Company has a total of 700,884,246 ordinary shares in issue, in addition 761,954 ordinary shares are held in treasury.
Enquiries:
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Dennis Read |
Deputy Company Secretary 020 8918 3723 |
Related Shares:
WMH.L