10th Aug 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC10 August 2007 10th August 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 9th August 2007 it purchased 150,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 614.00 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 618.00 pence and608.00 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 150,000 ordinary shares at prices between 608.00 and 618.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 353,680,795 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,975,458 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 3942 James 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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