13th Oct 2006 07:00
William Hill PLC13 October 2006 13th October 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 12th October 2006 it purchased 220,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 645.4383 pence pershare. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 647.50pence and 642.00 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 220,000 ordinary shares at prices between 642.00 pence and 647.50 pence per share. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 355,958,437 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 8,983,571 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 Officer Tel: 020 8918 3952Simon Lane, Group Finance Director Tel: 020 8918 3942James 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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