Holding(s) in Company - JN Ader

20 May 2014

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: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other: ( )

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

Jason N Ader (proxy holder)

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

SpringOwl Gibraltar Partners B Ltd.

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

20 May 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 May 2014

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

GI000A0MV757

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

-

Number of Voting Rights

41,024,998

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Indirect

41,024,998

% of voting rights

Direct

-

% of voting rights

Indirect

5.02%

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

41,024,998

% of voting rights

5.02%

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

Jason N Ader has been appointed as discretionary proxy for SpringOwl Gibraltar Partners B Ltd. to exercise voting rights at the Annual General Meeting of the issuer convened for 22 May 2014.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Jason N Ader

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

41,024,998

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

Upon the expiry of the annual general meeting convened for 22 May 2014 or any adjournment thereof.

13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

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

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 78700