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23 Aug 2010 11:33
23 August 2010
PartyGaming Plc
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
PartyGaming Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
|
Nominee |
Shares Held |
Management Company |
|
|
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent |
Bermuda Trust Far East HK |
746,154 |
FIMHK |
|
holding company for various direct and |
BNP Paribas, Paris |
2,236,850 |
FIGEST |
|
indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund |
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux |
245,200 |
FIL |
|
Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
3,287,036 |
FII |
|
Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL) , FIL |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
5,877,432 |
FIL |
|
Investments Management (Hong Kong) |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
28,644,880 |
FISL |
|
Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), |
Master Trust Bank of Japan |
131,400 |
FIJ |
|
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL |
Northern Trust Co |
75,800 |
FIL |
|
Investments International (FII), investment |
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux ( C ) |
6,791 |
FIL |
|
managers for various non-US investment |
Nomura Trust and Banking (C) |
122,400 |
FIJ |
|
companies and institutional clients. |
Master Trust Bank of Japan (C) |
24,510 |
FIJ |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
17 August 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18 August 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
8. Notified details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
GI000AOMV757
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
41,176,953
Number of Voting Rights
41,176,953
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Indirect
41,398,453
Number of voting rights
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Indirect
41,398,453
% of voting rights
Direct
-
% of voting rights
Indirect
10.02
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
-
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
Nominal
-
Delta
-
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
41,398,453
% of voting rights
10.02
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
See 4 above
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
221,500
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
17 August 2010
13. Additional information:
-
14. Contact name:
Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc
15. Contact telephone number:
+350 200 78700
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