Director/PDMR Shareholding

888 Holdings plc
20 October 2023
 

 

 

 


20 October 2023

 

 

888 Holdings Plc

("888" or "the Group")

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Following notifications made in accordance with Article 19(1) of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU 596/2014) as adopted under UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended) and as supplemented by The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310) and in accordance with Article 19(3) thereof, 888 Holdings Plc (the "Company") notifies the following transaction by a person discharging managerial responsibilities (a PDMR) in ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

 

On 20 October 2023, the Company was notified that Per Widerström, Chief Executive Officer of 888, purchased 1,125,539 Ordinary Shares, at an average price of 84.3p each (the "Transactions").

 

Post these Transactions, Per Widerström holds an interest of 2,045,539 Ordinary Shares.

 

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them

1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

Per Widerström

2.         Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

(b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3.         Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

(a)

Name

888 Holdings Plc

(b)

LEI

213800H84UJQYSVF9750

4.         Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

(a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each in the capital of 888 Holdings plc (Ordinary Shares)  

ISIN: GI000A0F6407

(b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

(c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

81.3p

84.6p

Volume(s) 

125,539

1,000,000

(d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

 

1,125,539 shares

 84.3p

(e)

Date of the transaction

20 October 2023

(f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 

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Enquiries and further information:

888 Holdings Plc

+44(0) 800 029 3050

James Finney, Director of IR

Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary

ir@888holdings.com

corporate.secretary@888holdings.com

 

Media

 

888@hudsonsandler.com

Hudson Sandler

Alex Brennan / Charlotte Cobb / Andy Richards

+44(0) 207 796 4133

 

About 888 Holdings Plc:

888 Holdings plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "888" or the "Group") is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook and SI Casino brands in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

 

Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group operates from offices around the world and employs over 11,000 people globally.

 

The Group's mission is to lead the gambling world in creating the best betting and gaming experiences, bringing unrivalled moments of excitement to people's day-to-day lives. It achieves this by developing state-of-the-art technology and content-rich products that provide fun, fair, and safe betting and gaming entertainment to customers worldwide.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/

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