17th Nov 2006 07:00
William Hill PLC17 November 2006 17th November 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 16th November 2006 it purchased 150,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 641.963 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 644.00pence and 639.00 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 150,000 ordinary shares at prices between 639.00 and 644.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 354,934,039 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 8,739,214 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:Simon Lane, Group Finance Director Tel: 020 8918 3942 James 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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