19th Dec 2005 07:00
William Hill PLC19 December 2005 19th December 2005 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 16th December 2005 it purchased 400,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 521.1317 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 524.50pence and 515.00 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 400,000 ordinary shares at prices between 515.00 pence and 524.50 pence each. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 380,793,713 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 10,545,278 shares in treasury. At its Annual General Meeting held on 19 May 2005, William Hill PLC wasauthorised by its shareholders to purchase up to 39,433,611 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 Officer Tel: 020 8918 3952James 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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