Holding(s) in Company - JPMorgan Chase & Co

15 January 2016

bwin.party digital entertainment 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:

bwin.party digital entertainment plc

2. Reason for the notification:

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: ( X )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other: ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

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

14 January 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 January 2016

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

5%, 4%, 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

GI000A0MV757

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

33,893,674

Number of Voting Rights

33,893,674

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Indirect

Below minimum threshold

% of voting rights

Direct

-

% of voting rights

Indirect

Below minimum threshold

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

Below minimum threshold

% of voting rights

Below minimum threshold

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : Below minimum threshold

Direct: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: Below minimum threshold

Chain of control:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Inc. (100%)

Bank One International Holdings Corporation (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited (99.9%)

J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (99.41%)

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:

N/A

13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, bwin.party digital entertainment plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 78700