19th Nov 2007 07:01
William Hill PLC19 November 2007 19th November 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 16th November 2007 it purchased 100,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 531.889 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 534.50pence and 525.00 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 100,000 ordinary shares at pricesbetween 525.00 and 534.50 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 349,356,973 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,473,071 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 Fiona Antcliffe/ 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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