Tipp24 SE: investment in geo-based online lottery GeoSweep

12/21/2012
DGAP-Ad-hoc: Tipp24 SE: investment in geo-based online lottery GeoSweep


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21.12.2012 13:40

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Ad hoc announcement acc. to Sec. 15 WpHG

Tipp24: investment in geo-based online lottery GeoSweep
(Hamburg, 21 December 2012) As part of its international expansion strategy, Tipp24 has acquired a stake in the UK company Roboreus Limited.
Roboreus operates the geo-based lottery game GeoSweep (www.geosweep.com) via its UK subsidiary GeoSweep Limited. In this online lottery game, players purchase squares ('Geos') on an online map that act as lottery tickets in daily location-based prize draws. The most popular Geos picked include players' own houses, well-known buildings and areas of particular interest such as sports stadiums and national monuments. Operating under a UK Gambling Commission licence, the product range of GeoSweep is currently available over the entire geographical area of Great Britain. The lottery is also offered in parts of Canada via a cooperation agreement. GeoSweep acts as the service provider for the Canadian provincial lottery organisation ALC. It is planned to expand the cooperation with state lottery companies in the near future - focusing on North America.
The investment implements Tipp24's strategy of acquiring its own licences and establishing a new international business division dedicated to providing Internet services to lottery companies.

In the course of the transaction, Tipp24 will subscribe to new shares to be issued by Roboreus Limited for a cash contribution of GBP 10 million (approx. EUR 12.4 million). In addition, Tipp24 will acquire shares from current Roboreus shareholders, resulting in a total shareholding in Roboreus of 25.7 percent. After a period of three years, an additional maximum earn out of GBP 1.9 million (EUR 2.3 million) can be achieved, based on the financial performance of GeoSweep.

Additional information:
ISIN: DE0007847147
WKN: 784714 
Trading: Official Market / Prime Standard; Frankfurt Stock Exchange Registered office: Germany

Contact:
Tipp24 SE
Frank Schwarz
Tel: +49 611 1745 398 0
E-mail: schwarz@schwarzfinancial.com
Internet: www.tipp24-se.de


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Language:     English
Company:      Tipp24 SE
              Straßenbahnring 11
              20251 Hamburg
              Germany
Phone:        Tel.: +49 (0)40 325533-661
Fax:          +49 (0)40 325533-5600
E-mail:       presse@tipp24.de
Internet:     www.tipp24-se.de
ISIN:         DE0007847147
WKN:          784714
Indices:      SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart  
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