BPTY.L Regulatory News (BPTY)

3 Oct 2006 13:17

PartyGaming Plc03 October 2006 3 October 2006 PartyGaming Plc Interim dividend Following the decision taken by the Board to suspend all real money gamingbusiness with US residents upon the Safe Port Act being signed into law byPresident Bush, which is expected within the next two weeks, the Board has todaydecided to cancel the Company's interim dividend that was due to be paid on 31October 2006. The Board believes that cancellation of the interim dividend will allow theCompany to take advantage of the many attractive opportunities in the sectorthat will emerge over the coming months. In due course the Board will reviewthe appropriate dividend policy for the ongoing Group. Contacts: PartyGaming Plc +44 (0)20 7337 0100Peter Reynolds, Director of Investor RelationsJohn Shepherd, Director of Corporate Communications Financial Dynamics +44 (0)20 7831 3113Edward Bridges / Juliet Clarke This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be,"forward-looking statements". By their nature, forward-looking statementsinvolve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events andcircumstances. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materiallyfrom actual results. Any forward-looking statements in this announcement reflectPartyGaming's view with respect to future events as at the date of thisannouncement. Save as required by law or by the Listing Rules of the UK ListingAuthority, PartyGaming undertakes no obligation publicly to release the resultsof any revisions to any forward-looking statements in this announcement that mayoccur due to any change in its expectations or to reflect events orcircumstances after the date of this announcement. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange