5th Dec 2007 07:00
William Hill PLC05 December 2007 5th December 2007 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 4th December 2007 it purchased 400,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 494.709 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 498.50 pence and490.00 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 400,000 ordinary shares at prices between 490.00 and 498.50 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 347,998,570 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 6,468,189 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 3942Fiona Antcliffe/ 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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