Webis Holdings PLC
18 December 2007
Webis Holdings plc (formerly betinternet.com plc)
Trading Update and Additional Funding
The board of Webis Holdings plc ('the Company'), the global on-line gaming
group, is pleased to announce that the Company's trading for the first six
months of its financial year was in line with expectations, with a profit being
achieved at an operational level.
Within the last six weeks, the Company has seen a return to previous levels of
turnover and revenue within its pari-mutuel business, European Wagering
Services, and we now anticipate good levels of growth in the remainder of the
financial year. We have now established multiple solutions for both deposit and
withdrawals and these solutions are meeting the expectations of our global
customer base.
The sportsbook business has benefited from the software release that was
introduced in October, which included enhancements to our horse racing product.
In addition, the opportunity to include Asian Handicaps in multiple bets has
been well received by our customers and this has led to a significant increase
in the overall turnover on higher margin multiple bets.
All of our sportsbook prices are now being actively marketed through one of the
main odds-comparison websites and we plan further promotional activity related
to our horse racing product in the new calendar year.
The revenue from the casino and fixed-odds games products continues to grow and
accounted for 60% of the sportsbook's total revenue in the period.
The Company's overheads have also been further reduced by approximately 5% as we
continue to add more efficient processes in all areas of operation, without any
impact on our customers' experience. We expect these reductions to continue in
the second half of the financial year.
In relation to the Company's investment in Global Coresports, the board has been
reviewing this situation closely and is now of the view that, in the absence of
further funding, Global Coresports has insufficient funds to continue to trade.
Accordingly, our investment has been fully written down which will result in an
exceptional charge of £314,000 in our interim results for the period to 25
November 2007.
Both the sportsbook and pari-mutuel businesses are operating at full strength
and the board anticipates a stronger second half performance.
The board is also pleased to announce that it has secured an additional £425,000
of funding from its majority shareholder, Burnbrae Ltd, subject to approval by
the relevant regulatory authorities. These funds will be used for working
capital, further website development and marketing.
For further information:
Webis Holdings plc
Garry Knowles, Managing Director Telephone: 01624 698141
Evolution Securities Plc
Joanne Lake Telephone: 0113 243 1619
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