24th May 2006 07:00
William Hill PLC24 May 2006 24th May 2006 William Hill PLC Purchase of Own Shares William Hill PLC announces that on 23rd May 2006 it purchased 320,000 of itsordinary shares of 10 pence each at an average price of 616.60 pence per share.The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 624.00 pence and605.00 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 320,000 ordinary shares at prices between605.00 pence and 624.00 pence. Following the above purchases and cancellations, William Hill PLC will have atotal of 370,808,381 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue andwill hold 9,413,770 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 3952OfficerSimon Lane, Group Finance Tel: 020 8918 3942DirectorJames 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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