13th May 2010 10:37
13 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: ( 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 (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.) :
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FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. |
SHARES HELD |
NOMINEE |
MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
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703,197 2,036,140 746,300 36,900 103,900 3,208,536 5,844,232 27,958,283 131,400 75,800 122,400 24,510 |
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK BNP PARIBAS, PARIS BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN NORTHERN TRUST CO NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C) MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C) |
FIMHK FIGEST FIL FIJ FIL FII FIL FISL FIJ FIL FIJ FIJ |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
10 May 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13 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
G1000A0MV757
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares
40,791,598
Number of voting Rights
40,791,598
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
Direct
40,991,598
Number of voting rights
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Indirect
40,991,598
% of voting rights
Direct
-
% of voting rights
Indirect
10.03%
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
40,991,598
% of voting rights
10.03%
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:
200,000
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
10 May 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