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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
25Β November 2008
WEBIS HOLDINGSΒ PLC
("the Company")
AGM STATEMENT
At today's Annual General Meeting ofΒ Webis Holdings plc, all of the tabled resolutions were duly passed andΒ the Chairman, MrΒ Denham Eke, made the following statement regarding the Company's current trading position:
"I am pleased to report that the Company has traded ahead ofΒ management'sΒ expectationsΒ during the first quarter of the new financial year.Β Within the sportsbook,Β revenues fromΒ theΒ two casinosΒ haveΒ continued toΒ improveΒ and the sports betting operation has also seen a sustained increase inΒ revenue, following ourΒ sponsorshipΒ activity at some of theΒ UK'sΒ leading racecourses.Β WeΒ also launchedΒ ourΒ first sportsbookΒ portalΒ white-labelΒ solutionΒ in early November.
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Our pari-mutuel operation, European Wagering Services, is also continuing to work on a number of areas, including further enhancements to its www.link2bet.com website. We have also recently received positive news regarding availability of additional racetrack content and the board will provide a more detailed update on this in due course
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TheΒ CompanyΒ anticipates announcing its interim results for the 26Β weeks to 30Β November 2008 in February 2009."
For further information call:
Webis HoldingsΒ plc: Garry Knowles
01624 698141
Evolution Securities Limited:Β Joanne Lake/Peter Steel
0113 243 1619
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