On May 11, 2012, the Annual General Meeting of Betsson AB resolved to distribute
all shares in the subsidiary Angler Gaming plc (“Angler”). For each share in
Betsson AB (irrespective of class) the holder will receive one share in Angler.
Through this distribution the distributable funds of Betsson AB will decrease by
approximately SEK 28 million. The record day for distribution of shares in
Angler will be July 4,, 2012. The last day of trading the Betsson share,
including the right to the distribution of the Angler
shares, will be June 29, 2012.
The distribution is in accordance with what is referred to as the Lex ASEA
rules, with the result that no immediate taxation will arise to shareholders in
Sweden. Instead, the tax basis of the Betsson shares that confer entitlement to
participate in the distribution will be allocated between these shares and the
Angler shares received. Additional information will be available at
www.betssonab.com during the autumn.
The shares of Angler will be listed at Aktietorget with the ticker “ANGL”. The
first day of trading is expected to be Friday, July 6, 2012.
In August, shareholders with holdings of less than 200 shares will be offered
the choice, at no charge for brokerage, either to increase its holding to 200
shares or sell all shares. For further information, please see the Information
Memorandum regarding Angler and the listing on AktieTorget, which is available
at the company’s website www.betssonab.com.
For further information, please contact: Magnus Silfverberg, CEO and President
Betsson AB (publ), phone: +46 (0)8 506 403 00 or
magnus.silfverberg@betssonab.com.
Betsson AB’s Core Business consists of investing and administering shareholding
in companies, which through partners or by themselves, offers games to the end
users via the internet. Betsson AB owns Betsson Malta which operates games
through partnerships and the websites www.betsson.com,
www.betsafe.com, www.casinoeuro.com and www.cherrycasino.com. Betsson Malta
offers Poker, Casino, Sports betting, Scratch Cards, Bingo and Games. The
customers mainly originate from the Scandinavian countries and other parts of
Europe. Betsson AB is listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Mid Cap List, (BETS).
