The Football Pools, an iconic Liverpool business, first started selling its coupons outside Old Trafford, home of fierce rivals Manchester United

On average we have a winner every 3 minutes

The Football Pools is the UK’s favourite football gaming brand

Pools, or tote betting, is the most popular legal form of sports-based betting outside of the UK

The global pools market in football and horseracing is worth $80 billion

We donated £600 million to help fund major improvements in stadium safety across many clubs in the UK

The global gaming market is worth $350 billion and growing +5% year on year

Sportech is one of the leading suppliers and operators of pools/tote betting in the world

Sportech has launched a Joint Venture in India

The biggest ever Football Pools top prize was £4 million won in March 2010

The Football Pools is the world’s oldest football gaming company

Across North America, Sportech Racing has a 50% market share in horseracing pools

We have a presence in over 30 countries

We have paid out over £10 billion in prize money to our customers

We are the exclusive operator of pools/tote betting on horseracing in the Netherlands

We are the leading provider of horseracing wagering solutions in North America with over 25,000 terminals

We process over $13 billion in bets every year

The Football Pools has over 500,000 players every week

Over the years we have donated over £1.1 billion to good causes

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18 June 2013	Holding(s) in Company
18 June 2013	Holding(s) in Company
13 June 2013	Update - VAT repayment claim
11 June 2013	Update - VAT repayment claim
31 May 2013	Update - VAT repayment claim
28 May 2013	Director/PDMR Shareholding
14 May 2013	Holding(s) in Company
14 May 2013	AGM and Interim Management Statement
14 May 2013	Result of AGM & General Meeting
01 May 2013	Update - Outcome of VAT repayment claim
22 April 2013	Director/PDMR Shareholding
11 April 2013	Notice of AGM & GM and posting of Annual Report
08 April 2013	Holding(s) in Company
05 April 2013	Director/PDMR Shareholding
25 March 2013	Holding(s) in Company
25 March 2013	Director/PDMR Shareholding
22 March 2013	Holding(s) in Company
08 March 2013	Sportech plc - Outcome of VAT repayment claim
06 March 2013	Preliminary Results
12 February 2013	Holding(s) in Company
06 February 2013	Holding(s) in Company
31 January 2013	Appointment of CFO
30 January 2013	Notice of Results
29 January 2013	Trading Update
25 January 2013	Holding(s) in Company

20 December 2012	Acquisition of eBet
11 December 2012	Sportech PLC Secures US State Online Licence
03 December 2012	Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
15 November 2012	Directorate Change
08 November 2012	Interim Management Statement
11 October 2012	VAT Claim heard at the First Tier Tax Tribunal
08 October 2012	Signing of strategic technology services agreement
03 September 2012	Holding(s) in Company
03 September 2012	Replacement - Holding(s) in Company
24 August 2012	Holding(s) in Company
23 August 2012	Interim results for the 6 months ended 30 June 12
24 July 2012	Notice of Results
19 July 2012	Refinancing to support Strategic Objectives
26 June 2012	Holding(s) in Company
18 May 2012	Holding(s) in Company
14 May 2012	Annual Information Update
11 May 2012	Directorate Change
10 May 2012	AGM and Interim Management Statement
10 May 2012	Result of AGM
19 April 2012	Notice of AGM and Annual Report posting
05 April 2012	Director/PDMR Shareholding
09 March 2012	Director/PDMR Shareholding
07 March 2012	Preliminary Results for year ended 31 December 11
26 January 2012	Notice of Results

05 December 2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding
05 December 2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding
10 November 2011	Interim Management Statement
25 August 2011	Interim Results
25 August 2011	Board Appointment
11 August 2011	Directorate Change
10 August 2011	Notice of Results
25 July 2011	Holding(s) in Company
21 July 2011	Trading Statement
21 July 2011	Holding(s) in Company
20 July 2011	Holding(s) in Company
14 July 2011	Annual Information Update
16 June 2011	Holding(s) in Company
24 May 2011	Holding(s) in Company
12 May 2011	AGM Statement
12 May 2011	Result of AGM
12 April 2011	Annual Financial Report
08 April 2011	Holding(s) in Company
01 April 2011	Holding(s) in Company
01 April 2011	Holding(s) in Company
31 March 2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding
24 March 2011	Preliminary Results
24 March 2011	Board Appointment
15 March 2011	Notice of Results
09 March 2011	Holding(s) in Company
09 March 2011	Holding(s) in Company
28 February 2011	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 February 2011	Joint Broker Appointment
09 February 2011	Holding(s) in Company
08 February 2011	Appointments to the Board
07 February 2011	Distribution Agreement
07 February 2011	Holding(s) in Company
24 January 2011	Pre-close Trading Update
11 January 2011	Update in respect of claim for repayment of VAT
06 January 2011	Holding(s) in Company

21 December 2010	Update in respect of claim for repayment of VAT
23 November 2010	Directorate Change
18 November 2010	Interim Management Statement
12 November 2010	Holding(s) in Company
20 October 2010	Total Voting Rights
14 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
13 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
08 October 2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding
07 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
07 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
07 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
06 October 2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding
06 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
05 October 2010	Application for admission of new ordinary shares
05 October 2010	Completion of SGR Acquisition
05 October 2010	Holding(s) in Company
01 October 2010	Regulatory Update on SGR Acquisition
30 September 2010	Licensing Agreement with Shop Direct Group
24 September 2010	Regulatory Update on SGR Acquisition
27 August 2010	Documents lodged with the FSA
26 August 2010	Half Yearly Report
05 August 2010	Price Monitoring Extension
04 August 2010	Notice of Results
14 July 2010	Annual Information Update
30 June 2010	Update re Proposed Acquisition of SGR
30 June 2010	Documents lodged with the FSA
13 May 2010	AGM & Interim Management Statement
13 May 2010	Result of AGM
20 April 2010	Annual Financial Report
08 April 2010	Holding(s) in Company
08 April 2010	Holding(s) in Company
25 March 2010	Final Results
09 March 2010	Notice of Results
26 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
25 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
19 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
19 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
19 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
17 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
17 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
17 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
17 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
16 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
15 February 2010	Director/PDMR Shareholding
15 February 2010	Total Voting Rights
12 February 2010	Result of EGM
11 February 2010	Result of Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer
05 February 2010	Price Monitoring Extension
05 February 2010	Second Price Monitoring Extn
02 February 2010	Holding(s) in Company
27 January 2010	Acquisition of SGR and proposed placing
27 January 2010	Playtech acquires strategic stake in Sportech plc
22 January 2010	Price Monitoring Extension
22 January 2010	Second Price Monitoring Extn
15 January 2010	Creation of Joint Venture
06 January 2010	Media Distribution Deal
04 January 2010	Update re Banking Facilities

23 December 2009	Holding(s) in Company
19 November 2009	Interim Management Statement
06 November 2009	Holding(s) in Company
28 August 2009	Holding(s) in Company
04 August 2009	Half Yearly Report
20 July 2009	Notice of Results
16 July 2009	Launch of Social Gaming Platform
12 June 2009	Holding(s) in Company
03 June 2009	Annual Information Update
14 May 2009	AGM Statement
14 May 2009	Result of AGM
01 May 2009	Annual Report Posting
01 April 2009	Submission for repayment of overpaid VAT
24 March 2009	Final Results
30 January 2009	Holding(s) in Company
27 January 2009	Trading Statement
21 January 2009	Transaction in Own Shares
21 January 2009	Replacement: Holding(s) in Company

13 November 2008	Holding(s) in Company
12 November 2008	Holding(s) in Company
06 November 2008	Interim Management Statement
06 November 2008	Acquisition
19 September 2008	Holding(s) in Company
12 September 2008	Holding(s) in Company
18 August 2008	Distribution Deal with Daily
15 August 2008	Daily Telegraph Distribution
05 August 2008	Interim Results
23 July 2008	Board Appointment
21 July 2008	Notice of Results
04 July 2008	Annual Information Update
03 July 2008	Holding(s) in Company
01 July 2008	AGM Statement
01 July 2008	Result of AGM
24 June 2008	Re Agreement
24 June 2008	Re Agreement
19 May 2008	Interim Management Statement
14 May 2008	Holding(s) in Company
14 May 2008	Holding(s) in Company
13 May 2008	Holding(s) in Company
18 April 2008	Articles of Association
11 April 2008	Holding(s) in Company
20 March 2008	Holding(s) in Company
18 March 2008	Final Results
19 February 2008	Notice of Results
22 January 2008	Holding(s) in Company
08 January 2008	Annual Information Update

06 December 2007	Holding(s) in Company
05 December 2007	Holding(s) in Company
03 December 2007	Admission
30 November 2007	Result of EGM
28 November 2007	Holding(s) in Company
15 November 2007	Holding(s) in Company
09 November 2007	Holding(s) in Company
07 November 2007	Acquisition
07 November 2007	Ladbrokes Plc sells Vernons
11 October 2007	Statement re CC findings
11 September 2007	Interim Results
06 September 2007	Holding(s) in Company
31 August 2007	Sportech Merger PFs
31 August 2007	Statement re CC findings
28 August 2007	Notice of Results
16 July 2007	Appointment of NED
28 June 2007	AGM Statement
28 June 2007	AGM Statement
12 June 2007	Sportech/Vernons Merger
25 May 2007	Statement re OFT Decision
03 May 2007	Merger Update
03 May 2007	Statement re OFT Decision
29 March 2007	Preliminary Results
29 March 2007	Scientific Games Partnership
29 March 2007	Orbis Partnership
12 March 2007	Merger Update
07 March 2007	Exclusivity Agreement
01 February 2007	Trading Statement