13th Mar 2006 07:01
William Hill PLC13 March 2006 13th March 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 10th March 2006 it purchased 250,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 555.50 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 556.00 pence and554.00 pence, respectively. It is intended that these shares will be cancelled. The timing of the share purchases was as follows: - between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm bought 250,000 ordinary shares at prices between556.00 pence and 554.00 pence each. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 375,960,000 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 Officer Tel: 020 8918 3952James 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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