17th Aug 2006 07:00
William Hill PLC17 August 2006 17th August 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 16th August 2006 it purchased 250,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 614.15 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 620.50 pence and610.00 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 250,000 ordinary shares at prices between610.00 pence and 620.50 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 361,989,542 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 9,059,609 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: Tom Singer, Chief Operating Tel: 020 8918 3952Officer Simon Lane, Group Finance Tel: 020 8918 3942Director James Bradley/ Deborah Spencer, Tel: 020 7404 5959Brunswick This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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