18th Sep 2007 07:01
William Hill PLC18 September 2007 18th September 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 17th September 2007 it purchased 250,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 619.80 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 621.00pence and 615.00 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 250,000 ordinary shares at pricesbetween 615.00 and 621.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 352,229,643 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,597,401 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 3942James 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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