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22Β JulyΒ 2009
PartyGaming Plc
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:Β
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PartyGaming PlcΒ
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2. Reason for the notification (pleaseΒ tick the appropriate boxΒ or boxes):Β
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Β XΒ )Β
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )Β
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect t qualifying financialΒ
instruments: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )Β
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Other (please specify) : ( )Β
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:Β
FIL LimitedΒ
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)Β :Β
|
Nominee |
Shares Held |
Management Company |
|
|
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent |
Bermuda Trust FarΒ East HK |
557,493 |
FIMHK |
|
holding company for various direct andΒ |
BNP Paribas, Paris |
2,255,950 |
FIGEST |
|
indirect subsidiaries, including FIL FundΒ |
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux |
1,789,907 |
FIL |
|
Management LimitedΒ (FFML), FIL InvestmentΒ |
Brown Bros Harriman and Co |
61,800 |
FIJ |
|
Services LtdΒ (FISL), FIL GestionΒ (FIGEST),Β FIL |
Brown Bros Harriman and Co |
103,900 |
FIL |
|
AssetΒ Management (Korea) LimitedΒ (FIAKL)Β , FILΒ |
JP Morgan,Β Bournemouth |
3,223,605 |
FII |
|
Investments Management (Hong Kong) |
JP Morgan,Β Bournemouth |
4,772,732 |
FIL |
|
LimitedΒ (FIMHK), FIL Pension ManagementΒ (FPM), |
JP Morgan,Β Bournemouth |
27,555,779 |
FISL |
|
Fidelity InvestmentsΒ JapanΒ (FIJ)Β and FILΒ |
Master Trust Bank ofΒ Japan |
131,400 |
FIJ |
|
Investments InternationalΒ (FII), investmentΒ |
Northern Trust Co |
70,200 |
FIL |
|
managers for various non-US |
Nomura Trust and Banking (C) |
128,100 |
FIJ |
|
investment companies andΒ institutional clients. |
Master Trust Bank of Japan (C) |
27,300 |
FIJ |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:Β
21Β JulyΒ 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:Β
22Β JulyΒ 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:Β
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10%
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8. Notified details
A: Voting rights attached to sharesΒ
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODEΒ
GI000AOMV757
Situation previous to the triggering transactionΒ
Number ofΒ Shares
40,798,899
Number ofΒ Voting RightsΒ
40,798,899
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionΒ
Β
Number of shares
Indirect
40,678,166
Number of voting rights
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Indirect
40,678,166
% of voting rightsΒ
Direct
-
% of voting rightsΒ
Indirect
9.98%
B:Β QualifyingΒ Financial InstrumentsΒ
Β
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionΒ
Type of financial instrument
-
Expiration date
-
Β Β
Exercise/ ConversionΒ 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 rightsΒ instrument refers to
-
% of voting rights
Nominal
-
Delta
-
Total (A+B+C)Β
Number of voting rights
40,678,166
% of voting rightsΒ
9.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :Β
See 4 above
Proxy Voting:Β
10. Name of the proxy holder:Β
FIL LimitedΒ
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder willΒ cease to hold:Β
120,733
12. Date on which proxy holder willΒ cease to holdΒ voting rights:Β
21Β JulyΒ 2009
13. Additional information:Β
None
14. Contact name:Β
Robert HoskinΒ -Β Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc
15. Contact telephone number:Β
+350Β 200Β 78700
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