15th Nov 2006 07:01
William Hill PLC15 November 2006 15th November 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 14th November 2006 it purchased 150,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 649.997 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 650.00pence and 649.50 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 649.50 and 650.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 355,084,039 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 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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