Q4 KPIs and Trading Update

888 Holdings plc 12 February 2008 888 Holdings Public Limited Company ('888') Q4 2007 Key Performance Indicators and Trading Update 888, one of the world's most popular online gaming companies, today provides the following trading update for the fourth quarter of 2007 and cumulative results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2007. Highlights*: • Net Gaming Revenue for the 12 months ended 31 December 2007 - Up 36% at US$213 million (2006: US$157 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Casino for the 12 months ended 31 December 2007 - Up 33% to US$118 million (2006: US$89 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Poker for the 12 months ended 31 December 2007 - Up 18% to US$81 million (2006: US$68 million) • Net Gaming Revenue in Q4 2007 from Casino up 60% to US$35 million (Q4 2006: US$22 million) • Net Gaming Revenue in Q4 2007 from Poker up 17% to US$21 million (Q4 2006: US$18 million) • Strong Q4 2007 trading with 22% Casino NGR growth and 15% Poker NGR growth above Q3 2007 • 30% increase in real money registered accounts to 4.7 million as at 31 December 2007 from 31 December 2006 • '888ladies', a new Bingo offering launched and already showing hundreds of new customers recruited daily • Launch of the World Poker Crown - the largest** online guaranteed prize poker tournament of its kind with $3 million guaranteed prizes • 888 returned to the FTSE250 index Commenting on today's announcement, Gigi Levy, Chief Executive Officer, said: 'We are delighted with our results released today, our first full year of trading without any business in the US. Our NGR in 2007 grew strongly by 36 percent compared to 2006 with very strong fourth quarter showing 22% NGR growth in Casino and 15% in Poker compared to Q3 2007. In addition our bingo business performed extremely well with US$14 million revenue since we acquired the business in May 2007. We have continued last year's positive momentum into Q1 with the launch of our own new Bingo brand 888Ladies which is already showing hundreds of new customers recruited daily since launch in early February and the World Poker Crown, a US$3 million guaranteed poker tournament.' Set out below are 888's results for Q4 and cumulative results for the 12 months of the year. Key Performance Indicators* Fourth quarter 2007 • Group Net Gaming Revenue up 55% to US$63 million (Q4 2006: US$40 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Casino and Poker up 40% to US$57 million (Q4 2006: US$40 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Casino up 60% to US$35 million (Q4 2006: US$22 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Poker up 17% to US$21 million (Q4 2006: US$18 million) • Number of active customers in Casino and Poker reached 209,918, an increase of 11% compared to 2006 • Quarterly Net Gaming Revenue per active group member in Casino and Poker was US$270, an increase of 26% compared to 2006 • Continued growth from Emerging Offering*** with Net Gaming Revenue at US$6.2 million (Q4 2006: Nil) • As at 31 December 2007, 888 had 4.7 million real money registered customer accounts, representing an increase of 30% since 31 December 2006 12 months ended 31 December 2007 • Net Gaming Revenue up 36% to US$213 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$157 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Casino and Poker up 27% to US$199 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$157 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Casino up 33% to US$118 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$89 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Poker up 18% to US$81 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: US$68 million) • Net Gaming Revenue from Emerging Offering was US$14 million (12 months to 31 December 2006: Nil) Trading Update and Current Trading 888's excellence was further acknowledged by being recently awarded 'Best Betting and Gaming Company' at the Leisure Report Awards 2007, 'Casino of the Year' and 'Best Land - Links Partnership' at the eGaming Awards 2007 as well as 'Casino of the Year' at the Gambling Online Awards 2007. '888ladies', a new Bingo offering launched with new community and chat tools, best-in-class bingo tutorials and soft games coupled with a new TV advertising campaign in the UK already showing hundreds of new customers recruited daily since launch. Recent launches include Live Casino offering and handicapped sport betting for certain Asian markets, white Label 'Lucky Ace' for poker and casino in English, Italian and Spanish and a new third party Bingo Network - 'winkbingo'. Adventure in Orbit - our 15th Video Slot launched with the highest number of payout lines ever (25 lines) in addition to Rough Rugby Video Slot and our first branded Video Slot: Blond Legend (Marilyn Monroe by Shaw). New Poker version 4.5 (2D and 3D) launched with an option for users to choose a classic 'race track' 2D view, or 3D view with or without Avatars. Launched first prototype of a new Games Integration Platform with several third party companies testing their games with 888's soon-to-be-published standard API. Trading in Q1 2008 has started strongly. During the first 37 days of the quarter average daily Casino and Poker First Time Depositors was 17% higher than for Q4 2007, Casino and Poker deposits up 6%, Casino bets up 8%, Poker rake plus fees up 5% and Casino and Poker NGR up 3%. * All Figures refer to the group's business excluding the US. Rounded figures. ** The largest ever guaranteed prize pool from a non-US facing online operator *** Emerging Offering refers primarily to Bingo and Backgammon Analyst and Investor Conference Call Gigi Levy, Chief Executive Officer, and Aviad Kobrine, Chief Financial Officer, will be hosting an analyst and investor conference call at 10.30am (GMT) on 12 February 2008. In order to ensure access to the call, attendees should please confirm their attendance in advance by emailing Andrew Benbow: abenbow@bell-pottinger.co.uk. Dial-in number: +44 (0)1296 311 650 Passcode: 984 886# Replay number: +44 (0)20 7136 9233 (available for 1 week) Replay passcode: 36761098 Contacts and enquiries 888 Gigi Levy, Chief Executive Officer +350 49800 Aviad Kobrine, Chief Financial Officer +350 49800 Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Ann-Marie Wilkinson / Nick Lambert / Andrew Benbow +44 (0)20 7861 3232 This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, 'forward-looking statements'. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty since they relate to future events and circumstances. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statements in this announcement reflect 888's view with respect to future events as at the date of this announcement. Save as required by law or by the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority, 888 undertakes no obligation publicly to release the results of any revisions to any forward-looking statements in this announcement that may occur due to any change in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement. Appendix - KPI KPI adopted since Q1 2007 as a result of introduction of Casino in Poker KPI* Q1 06 Q2 06 Q3 06 Q4 06 Q1 07 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Casino & Poker NGR US$m $ 39.4 $ 38.9 $ 38.3 $ 40.5 $ 46.9 $ 47.8 $ 47.6 $ 56.7 Active players 188,763 170,512 179,439 189,112 205,907 208,876 209,811 209,918 NGR per active player $208 $228 $214 $214 $228 $229 $227 $270 Casino NGR US$m $ 21.5 $ 22.5 $ 22.6 $ 22.1 $ 26.0 $ 27.9 $ 29.0 $ 35.3 Active players 54,053 48,425 46,444 41,307 70,769 72,362 72,847 73,737 NGR per active player $398 $465 $488 $535 $367 $386 $398 $478 Poker NGR US$m $ 17.9 $ 16.3 $ 15.7 $ 18.4 $ 20.9 $ 19.9 $ 18.6 $ 21.4 Active players 134,710 122,087 132,995 147,805 168,066 166,772 168,105 170,401 NGR per active player $133 $134 $118 $124 $124 $119 $111 $126 Emerging Offering ** NGR US$m 2.5 5.8 6.2 Group NGR US$m 39.4 38.9 38.3 40.5 46.9 50.3 53.4 62.8 * Rounded **Reclassified This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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