BPTY.L Regulatory News (BPTY)

4 May 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: ( )

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: ( X )

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.) :

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

30 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 May 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

40,819,598

Number of Voting Rights

40,819,598

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Indirect

40,819,598

Number of voting rights

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Indirect

40,819,598

% of voting rights

Direct

-

% of voting rights

Indirect

9.99

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

40,819,598

% of voting rights

9.99

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:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

30 April 2010

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 78700