16th Nov 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC16 November 2007 16th November 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 15th November 2007 it purchased 75,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 551.29 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 560.00 pence and549.50 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 75,000 ordinary shares at prices between 549.50 and 560.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 349,456,973 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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