22nd Sep 2006 12:06
888 Holdings plc22 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification requiredby DR 3.1.4R(1). (1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to theshares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating theshares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and17 to24.(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrumentrelating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should completeboxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. +----+-------------------------------------------+----+-----------------------------+|1. |Name of issuer |2. |State whether the || |888 Holdings Public Limited Company ("888")| |notification relates to (i) a|| | | |transaction notified in || | | |accordance with DR 3.1.4(R) || | | |(1)(a); or || | | |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a || | | |disclosure made in accordance|| | | |with section 324 (as extended|| | | |by section 328) of the || | | |Companies Act 1985; or (iii) || | | |both (i) and (ii) || | | |(iii) - both DR 3.1.4(R)(1) || | | |(a) and equivalent disclosure|| | | |of s.324 of the Companies Act|| | | |1985 (UK) pursuant to DR || | | |3.1.8(R) |+----+-------------------------------------------+----+-----------------------------+|3. |Name of person discharging managerial |4. |State whether notification || |responsibilities/director | |relates to a person connected|| +-------------------------+-----------------+ |with a person discharging || |Name |Position | |managerial responsibilities/ || | | | |director named in 3 and || |Gigi Levy |Chief Operating | |identify the connected person|| | |Officer | |The notification relates to || |Aviad Kobrine | | |the persons named in 3 and || | |Chief Financial | |not to any connected persons.|| |Zvi Alon |Officer | | || | | | | || |Michael Palmon |Senior Executive | | || | | | | || |Sigal Srur |Senior Executive | | || | | | | || |Jonathan Preminger |Senior Executive | | || | | | | || |Eran Gonen |Senior Executive | | || | | | | || | |Senior Executive | | |+----+-------------------------+-----------------+----+-----------------------------+|5. |Indicate whether the notification is in |6. |Description of shares || |respect of a holding of the person referred| |(including class), debentures|| |to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a | |or derivatives or financial || |non-beneficial interest | |instruments relating to || |The notification relates to awards of | |shares || |shares to the persons named in 3, vesting | |Ordinary shares in 888 of || |over varying dates for each person between | |£0.005 each || |14 April 2007 and 14 September 2010. The | | || |notification also relates to the disposal | | || |of certain shares by Michael Palmon. | | |+----+-------------------------+-----------------+----+-----------------------------++----+-------------------------+-----------------+----+-----------------------------+ +---+-------------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|7. |Name of registered shareholder(s) |8. |State the nature of the transaction || |and, if more than one, the number of | |The persons named in 3 above were || |shares held by each of them | |granted awards of shares pursuant to || |Capita IRG Trustees (Nominees) | |888's All-Employee Plan. In addition,|| |Limited | |Michael Palmon disposed of certain || | | |shares. |+---+-------------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|9. |Number of shares, debentures or |10. |Percentage of issued class acquired || |financial instruments relating to | |(treasury shares of that class should|| |shares acquired | |not be taken into account when || |+-----------+---------+-------------+| |calculating percentage) || || |Amount |Additional || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| || | |amount || || |Percentage|Additional ||| || | |to be awarded|| || | |amount ||| || | |subject to || || | |to be awarded ||| || | |fulfilment || || | |subject to ||| || | |of certain || || | |fulfilment ||| || | |performance || || | |of certain ||| || | |conditions || || | |performance ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| || | |conditions ||| ||Gigi |1,348,385|1,138,529 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Levy | | || ||Gigi |0.40% |0.34% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Levy | | ||| ||Aviad |- |190,912 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Kobrine | | || ||Aviad |- |0.06% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Kobrine | | ||| ||Zvi |120,000 |171,572 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Alon | | || ||Zvi |0.04% |0.05% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Alon | | ||| ||Michael |120,000 |171,572 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Palmon | | || ||Michael |0.04% |0.05% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Palmon | | ||| ||Sigal |269,677 |131,202 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Srur | | || ||Sigal |0.08% |0.04% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Srur | | ||| ||Jonathan |168,548 |183,683 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Preminger | | || ||Jonathan |0.05% |0.05% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Preminger| | ||| ||Eran |- |142,872 || |+---------+----------+--------------+|| ||Gonen | | || ||Eran |- |0.04% ||| |+-----------+---------+-------------+| ||Gonen | | ||| | | |+---------+----------+--------------+|| |The above figures represent share | | || |awards vesting over varying dates for| |The above figures represent share || |each person between 14 April 2007 and| |awards vesting over varying dates for|| |14 September 2010. | |each person between 14 April 2007 and|| | | |14 September 2010. |+---+-------------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|11.|Number of shares, debentures or |12. |Percentage of issued class disposed || |financial instruments relating to | |(treasury shares of that class should|| |shares disposed | |not be taken into account when || |Michael Palmon 125,000 | |calculating percentage) || | | |Michael Palmon 0.04% |+---+-------------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|13.|Price per share or value of |14. |Date and place of transaction || |transaction | |Awards of shares - 21 September 2006,|| |Awards of shares - nil cost | |Gibraltar || |Disposal by Michael Palmon - 142 | |Disposal by Michael Palmon - || |pence per share | |19 September 2006, London |+---+-------------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|15.|Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following || |notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when || |calculating percentage) || |Following notification, the total holding and total percentage holding of each || |person is set opposite his name below: || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Name |Total holding * |Total percentage holding| || || | |* | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Gigi Levy |2,486,914 |0.74% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Aviad Kobrine |246,533 |0.07% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Zvi Alon |898,117 |0.27% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Michael Palmon |2,006,553 |0.60% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Sigal Srur |400,879 |0.12% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Jonathan Preminger |684,384 |0.20% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || ||Eran Gonen |347,742 |0.10% | || |+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+ || |* The above figures assume full vesting of all awards referred to in sections 9 || |and 10 above, including those awarded subject to fulfilment of performance || |conditions. |+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|16.|Date issuer informed of transaction |+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |21 September 2006 |+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|17. |Date of grant |18. |Period during which or date on which || | | |it can be exercised |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+| |21 September 2006 | |The figures set out in section 22 || | | |below represent share options vesting|| | | |over varying dates for each person || | | |between 14 April 2007 and 14 || | | |September 2010. Vesting of options || | | |granted to Aviad Kobrine is subject || | | |to fulfilment of certain performance || | | |conditions. |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|19. |Total amount paid (if any) for |20. |Description of shares or debentures || |grant of the option | |involved (class and number) |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+| |Nil | |Ordinary shares in 888 of £0.005 each|+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|21. |Exercise price (if fixed at time |22. |Total number of shares or debentures || |of grant) or indication that price| |over which options held following || |is to be fixed at the time of | |notification || |exercise | | |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+| |144.05 pence per share, except in | |Aviad Kobrine 156,201 || |the case of Aviad Kobrine, whose | | || |options are exercisable at nil | |Zvi Alon 135,000 || |cost. | |Michael Palmon 135,000 || | | |Jonathan Preminger 505,644 |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+|23. |Any additional information |24. |Name of contact and telephone number || | | |for queries |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+| |N/A | |Aviad Kobrine || | | |+350 49800 |+----+----------------------------------+----+-------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| ||Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making ||this notification || || ||____________________________________________________ || ||Aviad Kobrine on behalf of 888 Holdings Public Limited Company || || ||Date of notification: 21 September 2006 |+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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