STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 08, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- As of today, the gambling operator Unibet Group plc is listed on Stockholmsborsen's O list.
Unibet is one of the largest on-line gambling operators in the Nordic market. The company is mainly focusing on the Nordic region and a few other European markets. In 2003 Unibet reported a turnover of over SEK 1.85 billion.
"We warmly welcome Unibet to Stockholmsborsen," says Kerstin Hessius, Stockholmsborsen's President.
Pontus Lesse, CEO of Unibet, comments: "Unibet has a strong position in the growing on-line market. Our Listing will increase our visibility with investors, particularly in Sweden, and will provide a strategic platform for our continuing expansion."
Photos from the welcoming ceremony with Unibet's founder Anders Strom, are available on www.stockholmsborsen.se under Changes and News/Listings.
Information about the industry classification and similar details is also available on www.stockholmsborsen.se under Changes and News/ Press Releases and Exchange Notices/Search/Equity related information.
For further information
Pontus Lesse, CEO +44 7730 810 543 Inga Lundberg, IR, Unibet Group plc +44 788 799 6116 Frank Teneberg, Issuer Sales, Stockholmsborsen +46 8 405 6954 Annika Molander, Communications Manager, +46 8 405 6610 Stockholmsborsen
OMHEX is a leading provider of marketplace services and transaction technology to financial and energy markets. Through its exchange operations within Stockholmsborsen, HEX Helsinki, HEX Tallinn and HEX Riga, OMHEX operates northern Europe's largest securities market and offers investors access to 80% of the Nordic and Baltic equity markets. The central securities depositories in Finland, Estonia and Latvia are also part of OMHEX.
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