Sportech PLC 28 June 2007 Sportech PLC (the "Company") AGM Statement At today's Annual General Meeting of Sportech PLC, the UK's leading football gaming business, Piers Pottinger, Chairman, will make the following statement. "Good progress has been made in the first six months of the year. Trading is in line with internal and market expectations and the Board enters the second half of the financial year with confidence. The Company's strategic review has been completed and implementation plans are progressing well. Importantly, during the period, the company entered into an agreement with Ladbrokes plc to acquire its Vernons branded football pools business, a merger that will create a larger pools business with significant customer and operational benefits. The matter has been referred by the Office of Fair Trading to the Competition Commission and since April 2007, the Board has been engaging with the Competition Commission and will continue to offer its full support and co-operation during its consultation process. Sportech will make a further announcement on the proposed acquisition once the Competition Commission issues its decision, which is expected before the end of October 2007. The Football Pools business continues to trade in line with expectations, building upon the improvements made last year. The E-gaming business, comprising online casino, poker, bingo and fixed odds games, is trading significantly ahead of last year. This gives the Board confidence for the launch of the online football business, commencing in August. The Company is making significant progress on the three key foundation areas of the business: product, technology and distribution. Good progress is being made on product development, as we look to expand our range of games to include content rich, football predictor and community products. These developments are on budget and on time, with the initial launch of the first new product anticipated for the beginning of the 2007/2008 football season. Subsequent new products will be rolled out during the remaining nine months of the season. The recently signed technology and distribution partnerships with Orbis and Scientific Games are maturing well and very real significant progress is being made on the updating of the technology. The introduction of new back-end technology to Sportech's operations is paramount to the success of the company and the Board is delighted that the upgrade and integration is on time and on budget. It is anticipated that the migration will initially commence in August, with subsequent releases thereafter, and is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2008. The Company continues to explore both domestic distribution, and international expansion opportunities, and is making good progress identifying potential targets. Continued progress with product developments and technological improvements remains key to facilitating many of the distribution opportunities in order to broaden the customer base. Sportech has successfully consolidated its operations into one building, realising operational and communication benefits, and cost savings as a result. The Company continues to make good progress in debt reduction and is committed to strengthening its Balance Sheet. We continue to make good progress following the completion of our strategic review and look forward to the future with confidence." ENDS For further information: Sportech PLC Ian Penrose, Chief Executive 0151 288 3561 Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial David Rydell / Emma Kent 0207 861 3232 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange