888 Holdings plc
18 September 2006
Dividend Declaration
888 Holdings Public Limited Company ('888')
888, one of the world's most popular online gaming companies, announced on
14 September 2006, together with its interim results, that its board of
directors has approved the payment of an interim dividend of 4.5 cents per share
and a special dividend of 4 cents per share to holders of 888's ordinary shares.
The board of directors now confirms the details of payment for the interim
dividend and special dividend.
The interim dividend and the special dividend will be paid together as one
aggregate dividend amounting to 8.5 cents per share. The board of directors has
approved a record date of 13 October 2006 and a payment date of 31 October 2006.
The shares will be quoted ex-dividend on 11 October 2006.
Holders of shares in certificated form will receive the dividend in US dollars.
In the absence of an election to receive the dividend in US dollars, holders of
depositary interests will automatically receive the dividend in pounds sterling.
Holders of depositary interests wishing to receive their dividend in US dollars
must elect to do so via CREST no later than 5pm on 16 October 2006 and in
accordance with the Corporate Actions Bulletin shortly to be circulated by
CRESTCo. Dividends payable in pounds sterling will be converted from US dollars
into pounds sterling at the US dollar to pounds sterling exchange rate
prevailing on 25 October 2006.
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Contacts and enquiries
888
John Anderson Chief Executive Officer +350 49800
Aviad Kobrine Chief Financial Officer +350 49800
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
Nick Lambert +44 (0) 20 7861 3232
Notes to Editors
About 888
888 is headquartered and licensed in Gibraltar with additional offices in Tel
Aviv, Antigua and London. It has over 25 million registered member accounts
worldwide. Play and customer support is available in up to 11 languages -
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In October 2005, 888's shares were admitted to the main market of the London
Stock Exchange.
888 offers traditional casino products such as blackjack, roulette, craps,
baccarat, keno, slot machines, video slots and a variety of poker games. Its
main poker offering is provided through the Pacific Poker brand which offers
ring games and tournaments.
888 has its own R&D arm that is based in Tel Aviv and develops proprietary
software for its own exclusive use enabling software development to evolve
continually and giving customers a state of the art gaming experience. It also
provides a full back-office management system that is owned and controlled
directly by 888.
888 has been at the forefront of moves to ensure that the industry is subject to
a high level of regulation. It was instrumental in the foundation of the
eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) initiative. eCOGRA
has established a set of best-practice regulations and enforces them through a
combination of independent monitoring and inspection.
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