District Court Again Dismisses All Claims against the Company with the Exception of Two Breach-of-Contract Counts and Dismisses All Claims against the Individual Defendants
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (NYSE MKT: EGT) (“Entertainment Gaming Asia” or “the Company”), a leading gaming company focused on emerging gaming markets in Pan-Asia, today announced an update on a civil action complaint filed against the Company and certain of its current and former directors and officers on March 26, 2010 (as subsequently amended on May 28, 2010 and December 20, 2011) by certain former shareholders of the Company including Prime Mover Capital Partners L.P., Strata Fund L.P., Strata Fund Q.P. L.P., and Strata Offshore Fund, Ltd (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Complaint”).
The Complaint concerns various allegations of federal and state securities violations, breaches of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, and breaches of contract. The most current summary of the Complaint can be found in the Company's 2012 Second Quarter Form 10-Q.
On September 27, 2012, the district court ruled on the Company’s motion to dismiss the Complaint filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors. Similar to the June 22, 2011 ruling issued on the Company’s motion to dismiss in the previously amended Complaint, the district court dismissed all of Prime Mover's claims and dismissed all of Strata's claims except for two breach-of-contract counts against the Company. All claims against the current and former officers and directors were dismissed. It is not known at this time whether or when the Plaintiffs may seek leave to amend their dismissed claims. If the Plaintiff's do not seek leave to amend their dismissed claims, or if their request to amend is denied, the civil action will be limited to the Plaintiff's further pursuit of their breach of contract claims against the Company.
The Company intends to continue to defend vigorously against the Complaint.
About Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (NYSE MKT: EGT) is a leading gaming company in Pan-Asia engaged in the development and operation of casinos and gaming venues in the Indo-China region under its “Dreamworld” brand as well as the leasing of electronic gaming machines on a participation basis to the gaming industry. The Company also manufactures and sells RFID and traditional gaming chips and plaques to major casinos through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dolphin Products in Australia. For more information please visit www.EGT-Group.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Entertainment Gaming Asia within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Those forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations for the business of Entertainment Gaming Asia. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual circumstances, events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences include, but are not limited to, risks related to the costs incurred by Entertainment Gaming Asia in defending shareholder litigation and the outcome of any judgment or settlement with respect to such litigation and those other risks set forth in Entertainment Gaming Asia’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2012 and subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Entertainment Gaming Asia cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Entertainment Gaming Asia does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.
Traci Mangini
tracimangini@EGT-Group.com
312/867-0848
Source: Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.