STOCKHOLM MAY 11, 2012
PRESS RELEASE BETSSON AB (PUBL)
Press release
Betsson AB (publ)
Annual General Meeting in Betsson AB (publ)
The following resolutions were approved at the Annual General
Meeting of
Betsson AB (publ) on 11 May 2012:
•Pontus Lindwall, Per Hamberg, Patrick Svensk, Kicki
Wallje-Lund, John Wattin, Carl Lewenhaupt and Lars Linder
Aronson were re-elected as board members. Pontus Lindwall was
re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
•The General meeting decided to execute a share split 2:1,
whereby each share is divided into two shares. One of these
shares will be a so called redemption share.
•Decision to reduce the share capital by automatic redemption
of shares.
•Decision to increase the share capital by way of a bonus
issue, whereby the Company's share capital is restored to its
original amount before the decision on reduction of the share
capital.
Last day of trading in Betsson shares before the share split,
including the right to redemption shares is 21 May 2012. The
record date for the share split is 24 May
2012. Trading in the redemption shares of Class B will take
place from 29 May
2012 up to and including 12 June 2012. The record date for
the redemption shares is 15 June 2012. Payment is expected to
take place via Euroclear Sweden AB around 20 June 2012.
Betsson AB (publ)
The Board of Directors
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).
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