19th Oct 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC19 October 2007 19th October 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 18th October 2007 it purchased 200,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 622.90 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 629.00 pence and617.00 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 200,000 ordinary shares at prices between 617.00 and 629.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 351,138,104 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,498,940 shares in treasury. At its Annual General Meeting held on 17 May 2007, William Hill PLC wasauthorised by its shareholders to purchase up to 35,299,846 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: Simon Lane, Group Finance Director Tel: 020 8918 3942 James 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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