Stock information
Details of listing
Lottomatica Group ordinary shares were listed on Mercato Telematico Azionario ("MTA") of the Italian Stock Exchange since 17 May 2001 in the "blue chips" segment.
The stock joined the S&P/MIB index, now FTSE MIB, with effect from March 2005. This index includes 40 stocks selected from those issued by the main listed companies in Italy. Lottomatica Group is listed on the Stock Exchange of Milan under the trading symbol "LTO" and has a Sponsored Level 1 American Depository Receipt (ADR) program listed on the United States over the counter market under the trading symbol "LTTOY".
Offering Memorandum IPO
SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE
Based on most recent filings as of December 31, 2009
Lottomatica owns n. 3.346.190 of treasury shares, equal to about 1,945 % of share capital.

Underwritten and paid up share capital as of December 31, 2009 amounts to €172.015.373 composed of 172.015.373 ordinary shares with a nominal value of €1 each.
Authorized share capital amounts to €180.857.821, composed of 180.857.821 ordinary shares with a nominal value of €1 each.
Share capital
Updated Share Capital as of February, 1st 2010: €172.015.373 - composed of 172.015.373 ordinary shares, €1.00 par value per share
Share capital evolution in 2008

DATA SHARE PER VALUE CHANGE IN NUMBER OF SHARES TOTAL SHARE CAPITAL TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES
24/11/2009 1,00 19.728.536 172.015.373 172.015.373
31/12/2008 1,00 129.600 152.286.837 152.286.837
30/06/2008 1,00 258.041 152.157.237 152.157.237
31/12/2007 1,00 329.796 151.899.196 151.899.196
30/06/2007 1,00 849.824 151.569.400 151.569.400
31/12/2006 1,00 1.111.649 150.749.576 150.749.576
30/06/2006 1,00 60.628.647 149.637.927 149.637.927
31/12/2005 1,00 70.000 89.009.280 89.009.280
31/12/2004 1,00 130.000 88.939.280 88.939.280
31/12/2003 1,00 255.375 88.809.280 88.809.280
31/12/2002 1,00 88.553.905 88.553.905
Dividends
On May 21st, 2009 and April 24th, 2008, the Group paid dividends of € 0.68 per share (a total dividend of € 100.9 million) and €0.825 per share (a total dividend of €125.4 million) to its shareholders for calendar 2008 and 2007 results, respectively
Fiscal Year Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend per share
2008 05/18/2009 05/21/2009 0,68
2007 04/21/2008 04/24/2008 0,825
2006 05/21/2007 05/24/2007 0,79
2005 04/24/2006 04/27/2006 1,3
2004 04/18/2005 04/21/2005 1,7
2003 04/19/2004 04/22/2004 2,0
2002 04/22/2003 04/25/2003 3,3
Hybrid Details
In May 2006, Lottomatica Group issued €750 million of subordinated interest-deferrable capital securities due March 2066 (Hybrid or Capital Securities).
The Capital Securities have a fixed coupon rate of 8.25% payable annually through March 31, 2016 and thereafter have a variable interest rate of six-month EURIBOR plus 505 basis points payable semi-annually. The Capital Securities have received a rating equal to a BB and Ba3 by Standard & Poor's Rating Service and Moody's Investors Service Limited, respectively. The Capital Securities are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

The Capital Securities are redeemable at maturity, at par value after March 31, 2016, upon the occurrence of certain events.

Debt issuance costs associated with the Capital Securities are being amortized over ten years beginning May 2006.

The Capital Securities allow Lottomatica Group to optionally defer coupon payments and mandates deferral of coupon payments if Lottomatica Group is in breach of the interest coverage ratio as defined in the Capital Securities agreement.

Under circumstances described in the Capital Securities trust deed, Lottomatica Group is required to settle deferred coupon payments in cash or equity.

The terms of the Capital Securities require Lottomatica Group to authorize the issuance of ordinary shares in accordance with a resolution approved by Lottomatica shareholders. At each annual general meeting, the value of the ordinary shares authorized for issuance must be equivalent to the coupon payments due during the following two-year period. As of December 31, 2007, the authorization was in place for the issuance of capital up to €170 million. Coupon payments over the next two years are approximately €124 million.

Hybrid prospectus



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