EANS-News: bwin Interactive Entertainment AG / Announcement in accordance with § 65 para. 1a of the Companies Act in conjunction with § 82 para. 9 of the Stock Exchange Act

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Wien (euro adhoc) - ANNOUNCEMENT by bwin Interactive Entertainment AG in
accordance with § 65 para. 1a of the Companies Act in conjunction with § 82
para. 9 of the Stock Exchange Act

The Annual General Meeting of bwin Interactive Entertainment AG held on 18 May
2010 gave the Executive Board the following authorization:

The Executive Board was authorized in accordance with § 65 para. 1.8 of the
Companies Act to buy back up to 10% of the Company´s bearer shares during a
period of 30 months from the date of the resolution for the equivalent of at
least EUR 1 and at most EUR 150 per share, though the total amount of share
capital held by the Company in the form of shares is not to exceed 10%.

The meeting also authorized the Executive Board to redeem the Company's own
shares or, with the Supervisory Board´s approval until 17 May 2015, to dispose
of the Company's own shares by a means other than via the stock exchange or by
public offering, optionally partially or completely excluding shareholders'
subscription rights. The Executive Board was authorized to exercise this
authority once or several times, and in its entirety or in parts.

In passing this resolution, the Annual General Meeting revoked the Executive
Board´s authorization to acquire and sell the Company´s own shares in accordance
with the resolution passed by the Annual General Meeting of 21 May 2008.

Vienna, May 2010

The Executive Board

Further inquiry note:
Investors:
Konrad Sveceny, Investor Relations
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG
Boersegasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 (0) 50 858-20017
E-mail:[email protected]
http://www.bwin.org

Press:
Katharina Riedl, Corporate Communications
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG
Boersegasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 (0) 50 858-20069
E-mail:[email protected]
http://www.bwin.org
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: bwin Interactive Entertainment AG
Börsegasse 11/Lift 3/Top floor
A-1010 Wien
phone: +43 (0) 50 858-0
FAX: +43 (0) 50 858-16
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.bwin.org
sector: Casinos & Gambling
ISIN: AT0000767553
indexes: ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English

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