21st Dec 2006 07:00
William Hill PLC21 December 2006 21st December 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 20th December 2006 it purchased 160,000 ofits ordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 616.74 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 618.00pence and 615.00 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 160,000 ordinary shares at pricesbetween 615.00 and 618.00 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 353,058,316 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 8,732,937 shares in treasury. At its Annual General Meeting held on 18 May 2006, William Hill PLC wasauthorised by its shareholders to purchase up to 37,509,606 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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