21st Dec 2007 07:01
William Hill PLC21 December 2007 21st December 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 20th December 2007 it purchased 587,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 501.80 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 505.00pence and 497.00 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 587,000 ordinary shares at prices between 497.00 and 505.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 347,260,665 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,458,094 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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