31st Aug 2011 07:01
31 August 2011
bwin.party digital entertainment plc
('bwin.party' or the 'Company')
Interim Dividend
The Board of bwin.party has today declared an interim dividend of 1.56 pence per ordinary share in respect of the six month period ended 30 June 2011. This dividend will be paid by the Company in accordance with the timetable set out below.
Shareholders and depositary interest holders may elect to receive the dividend payment in Euros by submitting currency elections to the Company's registrar (Capita Registrars) no later than 23 September 2011. Currency election forms are in the process of being dispatched to registered shareholders and the form will be available on the Company's website, www.bwin.party.com. Depositary interest holders wishing to receive the dividend in Euros may submit a currency election via CREST. The foreign exchange rate used for converting the pounds sterling dividend payment into Euros will be the rate quoted by the Company at or about 11.00 a.m. (BST) on 26 September 2011.
31 August 2011 | Interim dividend declared |
7 September 2011 | Ex-dividend date |
9 September 2011 | Record date |
23 September 2011 | Deadline for receipt of currency elections |
26 September 2011 | Pounds sterling/Euros foreign exchange rate struck for Euro dividend currency elections |
7 October 2011 | Interim dividend paid |
Contacts:
Investors: | |
Peter Reynolds | +44 (0) 20 7337 0100 |
Media: | |
John Shepherd | +44 (0) 20 7337 0100 |
Matthias Winkler | +43 664 305 0000 |
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