Unibet Group plc - Interim report January - March 2009

Unibet Group plc - Interim report January - March 2009  

- Gross winnings revenue amounted to GBP 36.1 (31.3) million for the first
quarter of 2009. 

- Profit from operations for the first quarter of 2009 amounted to GBP 10.9
(10.3) million. 

- Profit before tax for the first quarter of 2009 amounted to GBP 10.7 (2.9)
million.

- Profit after tax for the first quarter of 2009 amounted to GBP 10.0 (2.2)
million. 

- Earnings per share were GBP 0.357 (0.078) for the first quarter of 2009. 

- Operating cash flow before movements in working capital amounted to GBP 13.5
(13.2) million for the first quarter 2009.

- Number of active customers at the end of the quarter was 314,977 (288,161).


“Continued strong cash generation”
“Our strong business model and the well balanced product portfolio have resulted
in another strong quarter in terms of gross winnings and operating cash flow.”"During the quarter the number of active customers increased by almost 8 per
cent and we have continued our successful geographic expansion.” 
“The experience and structure capital that we have gained in our own Sports Book
gives us a competitive advantage in many areas and are fundamental in the
strength of our brand and our customers user experience," says Petter Nylander,
CEO of Unibet.


Today, Monday 11 May 2009, Unibet's CEO Petter Nylander and CFO Henrik
Tjärnström will host a presentation in English at FinancialHearings,
Operaterrassen in Stockholm at 9.00 CET.

Please go to www.financialhearings.com to sign in. 
For those who would like to participate in the telephone conference in
connection with the presentation, the telephone number is +44 (0)20 7806 1968.
Confirmation Code: 9453977.
Please call in, well in advance and register.

The presentation is also web cast live on www.unibetgroupplc.com.


For further information please contact:
Inga Lundberg, Investor Relations +44 788 799 6116 
Henrik Tjärnström, CFO +44 7515 975 629 
Petter Nylander, CEO +44 779 987 3152


About Unibet
Unibet was founded in 1997 and is an online gambling company listed on NASDAQ
OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. Unibet is one of the largest privately-owned
gambling operators in the European market and provides services in 20 languages
through www.unibet.com. Today, Unibet has more than 3.3 million customers in
over 100 countries. Unibet is a member of the EGBA, European Gaming and Betting
Association, RGA, Remote Gambling Association in the UK and is certified by G4,
Global Gaming Guidance Group. 
In December 2007, Unibet acquired Maria Holdings, the largest online bingo
operator in the Nordic market, and in April 2008 acquired Scandinavia's largest
trotting community, Travnet.

More information about Unibet Group plc can be found on www.unibetgroupplc.com