12th Aug 2014 15:39
12 August 2014
bwin.party digital entertainment plc
TR-1: Notification of Major Interest 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: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other: ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Orbis Holdings Limited (parent)
Orbis Investment Management Limited (investment manager and controlled undertaking)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Vidacos Nominees Limited
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
11 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
GI000A0MV757
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Below 3%
Number of Voting Rights
Below 3%
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Indirect
26,724,927
% of voting rights
Direct
-
% of voting rights
Indirect
3.26%
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
26,724,927
% of voting rights
3.26%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Orbis Investment Management Limited is a controlled undertaking of Orbis Holdings Limited.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
-
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
-
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
-
13. Additional information:
-
14. Contact name:
Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, bwin.party digital entertainment plc
15. Contact telephone number:
+350 200 78700
Related Shares:
BPTY.L