INTRALOT ANNOUNCES ITS 1ST QUARTER 2012 RESULTS (30/05/2012)

2012 ROBUST START

REVENUES +15% & EBITDA +7%

INTRALOT S.A., the leading international gaming company, announces today its financial results for the three-month period ending March 31st 2012, prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Consolidated Revenues for the period increased by 15.4% compared to 1Q11, reaching €347.2m. Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) increased by 6.9% to €41.7m., while Earnings Before Taxes (EBT) reached €15.2m., posting a decrease of 6.1%. The quarter was cash-flow positive as Net Debt dropped by €9.6m in 1Q 2012.
Revenues for the parent company increased by 53.9%, to €40.8m. EBITDA increased to €8.5m from €2.4m in 1Q11. Earnings After Taxes (EAT) were €4.5m from €0.1m in 1Q11.

Commenting on 1Q12 results INTRALOT Group CEO, Mr. Constantinos Antonopoulos, stated: “We are pleased with our first quarter results, as the Group continued to grow both on a revenues and EBITDA basis despite the adverse sports betting results that impacted the industry in the period. This strong performance was achieved due to the strong diversification and internationalization of our business, as well as due to the continuous innovations that we have introduced, both at the technological and the operational levels.

The advantages of our selective investments in developed countries, which provide the needed stability to the business and occasionally significant growth opportunities, such as VLTs in Italy, and developing countries, which pose significant growth opportunities, such as sports betting in Azerbaijan, provided a good boost to our results among other well performing projects.
As mentioned a few days ago in our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the Group is implementing the “Blue Oceans Strategy”, meaning that we emphasize on innovation and differentiation, we create and set new trends, while expanding and reconstructing market boundaries.”

About INTRALOT

INTRALOT, a public listed company, is the leading supplier of integrated gaming and transaction processing systems, innovative game content, sports betting management and interactive gaming services to state-licensed gaming organizations worldwide. Its broad portfolio of products & services, its know-how of Lottery, Betting, Racing & Video Lottery operations and its leading-edge technology, give INTRALOT a competitive advantage which contributes directly to customers’ efficiency, profitability and growth. With presence in more than 53 countries, with approximately 5.500 people and revenues of €1.2 billion for 2011, INTRALOT has established its presence on all 5 continents.

For more info:
Ms Persa Kartsoli, Head of Corporate and Public Relations, Phone: +30-210 6156000, Fax: +30-210 6106800, email: kartsoli@intralot.com - www.intralot.com