Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Playtech 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 qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

x

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

x

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Boussard & Gavaudan Partners Limited

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

 March 15, 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

March 16, 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

3%, 4%, 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Convertible bond

19/11/2019

15/01/2015 to 12/11/2019

2,113,308

0.67%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD

15,917,427

Nominal

Delta

5.01%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

18,030,735

5.68%

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

Controlled Undertaking

Percentage Holding

BG Master Fund ICAV

3.864%

Blackrock Multi-Manager Alternatives Strategies Fund

0.090%

Single Select Platform / M - (B&G) European Equity

0.210%

BG Long Term Value

0.210%

Boussard & Gavaudan Absolut Return

0.450%

Amundi Absolute Return BG Enhanced Master Fund

0.429%

Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Sub Fund III L.L.

0.410%

Boussard & Gavaudan Convertible

0.014%

Grand Total

5.675%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Patrick Guérin

15. Contact telephone number:

+ 33 1 44 90 41 32