Playtech PLC Holding(s) in Company (2555K)

TIDMPTEC

RNS Number : 2555K

Playtech PLC

05 July 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                           Playtech plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer                                                                               X 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Morgan Stanley 
 City and country of registered                     Wilmington, Delaware, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     03/07/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   05/07/2017 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                    % of voting     % of voting                 Total of               Total number 
                      rights       rights through               both in %               of voting 
                     attached        financial                 (8.A + 8.B)              rights of 
                     to shares      instruments                                         issuer(vii) 
                     (total of       (total of 
                       8. A)        8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                         2) 
----------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached       2.91%           2.83%            5.73%                              317,344,603 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)      3.44%           2.16%            5.60% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Number of voting rights(ix)      % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                      Direct          Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of       (Art 10 of                 (Art 9 of                (Art 10 of 
                     Directive        Directive                 Directive                Directive 
                    2004/109/EC)    2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) 
                      (DTR5.1)       (DTR5.2.1)                 (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1) 
---------------   --------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 IM00B7S9G985                      9,230,803                                           2.91% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A             9,230,803                        2.91% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of           Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
 financial          date(x)         Conversion       rights that                        rights 
 instrument                         Period(xi)       may be acquired 
                                                     if the instrument 
                                                     is 
                                                     exercised/converted. 
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 Right of 
  recall over 
  securities 
  lending          at any 
  agreements        time           at any time      4,775,852                          1.50% 
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                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                    B 1             4,775,852                          1.50% 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of          Expiration       Exercise/        Physical          Number           % of voting 
  financial        date(x)         Conversion       or cash            of voting        rights 
  instrument                       Period           settlement(xii)    rights 
                                   (xi) 
---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Equity                            at any 
  Swap            13/07/2017        time            Cash              803,937          0.25% 
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 Equity                            at any 
  Swap            29/03/2018        time            Cash              628,075          0.20% 
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 Equity                            at any 
  Swap            04/04/2018        time            Cash              946,300          0.30% 
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 Convertible                       At any 
  Bond            19/11/2019        time            Physical          1,676,603        0.53% 
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 Convertible                       At any 
  Bond            19/11/2019        time            Physical          134,543          0.04% 
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                                                    SUBTOTAL 
                                                     8.B.2            4,189,458        1.32% 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                           X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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       Name(xv)            % of voting            % of voting            Total of both 
                           rights if it          rights through           if it equals 
                           equals or is      financial instruments        or is higher 

                            higher than           if it equals         than the notifiable 
                          the notifiable          or is higher              threshold 
                             threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                   threshold 
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 Morgan Stanley 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  International 
  Holdings Inc. 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  International 
  Limited 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  Investments 
  (UK) 
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 Morgan Stanley 
  & Co. International 
  plc                                                                 5.73% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
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 The date until which the 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 As stated in articles of association, Playtech plc has 
  requested to be treated as a UK issuer and has therefore 
  been treated as such. 
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 Place of completion   Glasgow 
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 Date of completion    05/07/2017 
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