Result of Equity Issue

Sportech PLC
27 September 2000


                   SPORTECH PLC (formerly RODIME PLC)
                                    
                      ('SPORTECH' OR THE 'COMPANY')
                                    
                     RESULT OF 2 FOR 3 RIGHTS ISSUE
                                    
On 4 September 2000 Sportech held an EGM at which approval was obtained,
inter alia, to acquire the gaming and betting division of The Littlewoods 
Organisation plc, to be partly funded by a 2 for 3 rights issue ('Rights
Issue') of 169,516,590 new ordinary 5p shares at 10p each ('Rights Shares').

The result of the Rights Issue, for which the latest time and date for
acceptance and payment in full was 3.00pm on 25 September 2000, was as
follows:

                                            Number of    Percentage
                                               Rights     of Rights
                                               Shares        Shares
                                                                   
 Rights Shares taken up                   117,651,464         69.40
 Bank of Scotland Rights Shares placed     42,070,665         24.82
 firm to placees
 Rights Shares not taken up                 9,794,461          5.78
                                          
                                          169,516,590        100.00

In total therefore, 94.22% of the Rights Shares were either taken up or placed
firm.

The Rights Shares not taken up were sold in the market on 26 September 2000,
at 20p per share.


For further information call:

David Ovens, Sportech PLC                 0131 557 4114
Todd Nugent, Noble Grossart Limited       0131 226 7011
Garry Frier, Charterhouse Securities      0131 527 3000
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