17 April 2014

bwin.party digital entertainment plc

2013 Annual Report and Accounts, 2014 AGM Notice and requisitioned resolutions for additional directors by SpringOwl

bwin.party's 2013 Annual Report and Accounts is being posted to shareholders today together with the formal Notice of Meeting for the forthcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled to take place at 11am in Gibraltar on May 22nd 2014.  Copies of the 2013 Annual Report, Notice of Annual General Meeting and ancillary documents will all be available on the Company's corporate website, www.bwinparty.com, later today.

Separately, yesterday evening SpringOwl Gibraltar Partners B Ltd ('SpringOwl') informed the Company that they intended to requisition the nomination of four additional directors to the Board of bwin.party.  The Company has subsequently received a formal requisition notice from SpringOwl's legal advisers containing brief details of each candidate, a covering letter from Mr Jason Ader and formal notice to be put to shareholders.

In accordance with the laws of Gibraltar, the Company will be circulating the details of SpringOwl's proposed nominations to shareholders ahead of the Annual General Meeting.  The Board is considering SpringOwl's proposal and will make a further announcement in due course. 

In the requisition notice, SpringOwl has not identified its nominee under the terms of the Relationship Agreement and it therefore appears that the proposed appointment of four directors would be in addition to SpringOwl's existing right to appoint a Board nominee.

Shareholders are urged to take no action ahead of receiving a formal recommendation from the Board regarding the proposed nominations.

Contacts:

bwin.party digital entertainment plc 

Investors
Peter Reynolds             +44 (0) 20 7337 0177

Media
John Shepherd              +44 (0) 20 7337 0141

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