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28 Jan 2010 09:06



28 January 2010

PartyGaming Plc

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 qualifying 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 : 

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : 

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 

25 January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified: 

27 January 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

3%

8. Notified details

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE 

Ordinary shares of 0.015 pence each

Situation previous to the triggering transaction 

Number of shares

Below 3%

Number of voting Rights 

Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Number of shares

Direct

15,534,274

Number of voting rights

Direct

15,534,274

Number of voting rights

Indirect

0

% of voting rights 

Direct

3.80%

% of voting rights 

Indirect

0

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

15,534,274

% of voting rights 

3.80%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : 

Proxy Voting: 

10. Name of the proxy holder: 

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 

N/A

13. Additional information: 

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 407,781,955

14. Contact name: 

Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc

15. Contact telephone number: 

+350 200 78700