15th Dec 2005 07:00
William Hill PLC15 December 2005 15th December 2005 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 14th December 2005 it purchased 300,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 521.80 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 523.00pence and 520.00 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 300,000 ordinary shares at prices between 520.00 pence and 523.00 pence each. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 382,371,111 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 Tel: 020 8918 3952OfficerJames Bradley/ Deborah Spencer, Tel: 020 7404 5959Brunswick This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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