GAME Digital PLC Holding(s) in Company (2317X)

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RNS Number : 2317X

GAME Digital PLC

17 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                    GAME DIGITAL PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           ü 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                   Elliott Capital Advisors, 
  subject to the                                            L.P (for itself and related 
  notification obligation:                                general partners and investment 
  (iii)                                                              managers) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             Duodi Investments S.à 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                           r.l 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                    15(th) February 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                       17(th) February 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                    43% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number           Number of                     % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares        voting                        rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                            rights 
                                  Rights 
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                                                  Direct           Direct           Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)             (xii) 
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 GB00BMP36W19     73,476,329       73,476,329        73,442,996      73,442,996                    42.9845% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                         Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                        rights that                     rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting                  % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion        rights instrument                 rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period            refers to                         xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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                                                                                                   Nominal        Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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                          73,442,996                                                     42.9845% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 All held through Baker Partners LP acting through its 
  general partner Hailey 1 GP Limited 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Michael Cross 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  0203 009 1305 
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Ruth Cartwright

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

17 February 2017

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