10th Jan 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC10 January 2007 WILLIAM HILL PLC FULL YEAR TRADING UPDATE William Hill PLC ('the Group') expects to announce profits before interest andtaxation in line with the market consensus for the 52 weeks ended 26 December2006. The Board is confident about the prospects for the Group in 2007 and is wellprepared for the implementation of the Gambling Act from September 2007. The Board is optimistic that the Group will see further progressinternationally, with the recent awards to our joint venture with Codere of 55retail and two remote licences in Italy. In addition, the Group and Codere areplanning to apply for a sports betting licence in the region of Madrid which hasrecently issued regulations to allow sports betting. The Group expects to announce its preliminary results for the year ended 26December 2006 on 5 March 2007. Contacts: David Harding, Chief Executive Officer 020 8918 3910 Simon Lane, Group Finance Director 020 8918 3910 James Bradley/ Phoebe Buckland, Brunswick 020 7404 5959 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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