BPTY.L Regulatory News (BPTY)

27 Apr 2007 10:25

PartyGaming Plc27 April 2007 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 place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation : Orbis Holdings Limited (parent) Orbis Investment Management Limited (investment manager and controlledundertaking) Orbis Asset Management Limited (investment manager and controlled undertaking) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited Orbis SICAV - Global Equity Fund Orbis MIS Orbis Global Equity Fund Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited GA Fund - L Equity Deep Value World TP Orbis Optimal Global Fund LP 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 24 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE GI000AOERMF2 Situation previous to the triggering transaction Number of shares227,770,211 Number of voting Rights227,770,211 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of sharesDirect195,391,544 Number of voting rightsDirect- Number of voting rightsIndirect195,391,544 % of voting rightsDirect- % of voting rightsIndirect4.94 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument- Expiration date- Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date- Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.- % of voting rights- Total (A+B)Number of voting rights195,391,544 % of voting rights4.94 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Orbis Investment Management Limited Orbis Global Equity Fund Limited - 130,910,406 / 3.31% Orbis SICAV - Global Equity Fund Orbis MIS Orbis Global Equity Fund Orbis Optimal SA Fund Limited GA Fund - L Equity Deep Value World TP Orbis Asset Management Limited Orbis Optimal Global Fund LP 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: Robert Hoskin - Deputy Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: +350 78700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange