Public information regarding change in number of shares

to the listing rules and the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) regarding trade with financial instruments, all companies whose shares are quoted on a regulated market are to make public notification of any increase or decrease in the number of shares or in the number of votes. According to above mentioned rules and regulations these notifications shall be public as soon as possible which was done on January 26 and the last trading day in the month where the change took place which is today. In line with executing the resolution adopted by annual general meeting in 2008 regarding the incentive program for certain employees, the number of shares was increased with 100 000 B-shares to a total of 39 653 720. At the same time, the number of own shares held by the company was reduced by 50 445 to 259 555. The total number of shares, excluding those owned by the company, amounts to 39 394 165, of which 5 420 000 A- and 33 974 165 B-shares. Each Ashare entitles ten votes, while each B-share entitles one vote.

For further information, contact:
Pontus Lindwall, CEO and President, telephone +46 (0)8 506 403 10 or +46 (0)708
27 51 55, pontus@betsson.com or Fredrik Rüdén, CFO, telephone +46 (0)8 506 403
00 or +46 733 11 72 62, fredrik.ruden@betsson.com.

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