4th May 2010 17:10
4 May 2010
PartyGaming 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:
PartyGaming Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of 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: ( X )
Other (please specify) : ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
|
Nominee |
Shares Held |
Management Company |
|
|
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent |
Bermuda Trust Far East HK |
703,197 |
FIMHK |
|
holding company for various direct and |
BNP Paribas, Paris |
1,806,240 |
FIGEST |
|
indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund |
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux |
804,200 |
FIL |
|
Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment |
Brown Bros Harriman and Co |
36,900 |
FIJ |
|
Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL |
Brown Bros Harriman and Co |
103,900 |
FIL |
|
Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL) , FIL |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
3,208,536 |
FII |
|
Investments Management (Hong Kong) |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
5,844,232 |
FIL |
|
Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), |
JP Morgan, Bournemouth |
27,958,283 |
FISL |
|
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL |
Master Trust Bank of Japan |
131,400 |
FIJ |
|
Investments International (FII), investment |
Northern Trust Co |
75,800 |
FIL |
|
managers for various non-US investment |
Nomura Trust and Banking (C) |
122,400 |
FIJ |
|
companies and institutional clients. |
Master Trust Bank of Japan (C) |
24,510 |
FIJ |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
30 April 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 May 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
8. Notified details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE
GI000AOMV757
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
40,819,598
Number of Voting Rights
40,819,598
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Indirect
40,819,598
Number of voting rights
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Indirect
40,819,598
% of voting rights
Direct
-
% of voting rights
Indirect
9.99
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
40,819,598
% of voting rights
9.99
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
See 4 above
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
30 April 2010
13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:
Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc
15. Contact telephone number:
+350 200 78700
Related Shares:
BPTY.L