11th Sep 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC11 September 2007 11th September 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 10th September 2007 it purchased 224,209 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 623.892 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 625.00pence and 621.50 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 224,209 ordinary shares at prices between 621.50 and 625.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 352,397,637 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,679,407 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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