bwin.party digital entertainment Holding(s) in Company - Standard Life (9875D)

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RNS Number : 9875D

bwin.party digital entertainment

30 October 2015

30 October 2015

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:

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (parent company) - 6.066%, comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited -6.066%

Ignis Investment Services Limited 0.00%

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

Vidacos Nominees/HSBC

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

28 October 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 October 2015

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

6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

GI000A0MV757

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

46,774,065

Number of Voting Rights

46,774,065

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

50,162,347

Number of voting rights

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Indirect

50,162,347

% of voting rights

Direct

-

% of voting rights

Indirect

6.066%

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

50,162,347

% of voting rights

6.066%

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (parent company) - 6.066%, comprised of:

Standard Life Investments Limited - 6.066%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.00%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

-

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

-

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

-

13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

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

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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