TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 9082V

Playtech PLC

08 November 2017

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:				Playtech plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					x
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					x
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Boussard & Gavaudan Partners Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		November 02, 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		November 03, 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Convertible bond

19/11/2019

15/01/2015 to 12/11/2019

5,985,860

1.886%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

CFD

22,822,131

Nominal

Delta

7.192%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

28,807,991

9.078%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
	Controlled Undertaking			Percentage Holding
	BG Master Fund ICAV			5.422%
	Blackrock Multi-Manager Alternatives Strategies Fund			0.092%
	Single Select Platform / M - (B&G) European Equity			0.238%
	BG Long Term Value			0.292%
	Boussard & Gavaudan Absolut Return			1.818%
	Amundi Absolute Return BG Enhanced Master Fund			0.225%
	Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Sub Fund III L.L.			0.545%
	Boussard & Gavaudan Convertible BG Liquid Strategy			0.014% 0.432%
	Grand Total			9.078%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:		Deborah GEWINNER
15. Contact telephone number:		[phone]

 

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