Increase of shares and share capital


Stockholm, 2012-08-03 00:53 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President and CEO Fredrik Malmberg has purchased 2,100,000 newly issued shares in Paradox Entertainment AB through the incentive program which was voted through at the 2012 Annual General Meeting. As a result, the total amount of shares has increased from 76,010,365 to 78,110,365 and the new share capital is 7,811,036.50 SEK. The new shares are restricted and vested in three equal parts on May 31 in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Assuming full vesting, Malmberg owns 6,362,255 shares. For more information about Board and Executive shareholding see “Share Information” and “Insiders” under Investor Relations on the corporate webpage, http://www.paradoxent.com.

About Paradox Entertainment
Paradox Entertainment manages and develops global entertainment franchises by generating licensing revenue in all forms of media including motion picture, television, gaming, publishing and toy industries. The Company also acts as licensing agent for property owners like Starz and BBC. The shares of parent company Paradox Entertainment AB (PDXE, SE0000598054) are quoted on NASDAQ OMX, in the First North Premier segment. Erik Penser Bankaktiebolag acts as Certified Adviser. Read more about Paradox Entertainment on http://www.paradoxent.com.

         Fredrik Malmberg
         President & CEO
         Tel: +1 (323) 655-1700, Mob: +1 (310) 663-3214
         E-mail: fmalmberg@paradoxent.com
         
         Torsten Engevik
         Deputy Chief Executive Officer
         Tel: +46 8-555 177 94, Mob: +46 738-20 25 40
         E-mail: torsten.engevik@paradox-entertainment.com
         
         Joakim Zetterberg
         Director of Licensing / Investor Relations
         Tel: +1 (323) 655-1708, Mob: +1 (310) 623-2918
         E-mail: jzetterberg@paradoxent.com