26th Sep 2006 07:01
William Hill PLC26 September 2006 26th September 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 25th September 2006 it purchased 200,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 642.47 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 645.00pence and 640.00 pence, respectively. It is intended that these shares will becancelled. The timing of the share purchases was as follows: - between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm bought 200,000 ordinary shares at prices between640.00 pence and 645.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 357,392,834 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 8,989,174 shares in treasury. At its Annual General Meeting held on 18 May 2006, William Hill PLC wasauthorised by its shareholders to purchase up to 37,509,606 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 Tel: 020 8918 3952OfficerSimon Lane, Group Finance Tel: 020 8918 3942DirectorJames Bradley/ Deborah Spencer, Tel: 020 7404 5959Brunswick This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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