31st Aug 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC31 August 2007 31st August 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 30th August 2007 it purchased 300,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 605.9886 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 609.00pence and 604.00 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 604.00 and 609.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 352,615,295 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,685,958 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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