22nd Dec 2005 13:42
William Hill PLC22 December 2005 RNS Announcement 22nd December 2005 William Hill PLCRepurchases of Shares in Close Period William Hill PLC ("William Hill" or the "Company") announces that the Companyhas entered into an irrevocable arrangement with its broker, Citigroup GlobalMarket U.K. Equity Limited ("Citigroup"), to repurchase on its behalf and withincertain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in William Hill commencing on 3January 2006 (the "transaction"). The sole purpose of the transaction is toreduce the capital of the Company. Citigroup has been granted the authority torepurchase up to a maximum of 4 million shares provided that the aggregatepurchase price of the shares shall not in any event exceed £20 million. Theauthority expires on 24 February 2006. This arrangement is in accordance withChapter 12 of the Listing Rules and William Hill's general authority torepurchase up to 39,433,611 shares. Enquiries: Tom Singer, Chief Operating Officer Tel: 020 8918 3952 James 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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