Playtech PLC Notification of Major Holdings (4925E)

TIDMPTEC

RNS Number : 4925E

Playtech PLC

09 February 2018

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) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                        Playtech PLC 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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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): 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                             PAR Investment Partners, 
                                                   L.P. 
 City and country of registered                   Boston, USA 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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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                   06/02/2018 
  was crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                 09/02/2018 
  (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 attached       rights through       both in %      of voting 
                               to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)     rights of 
                               (total of            instruments                       issuer 
                                 8. A)               (total of 
                                                    8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                        2) 
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 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached            5.04%                     NIL               5.04%            16,000,000 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Number of voting rights                   % 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) 
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 ISIN: IM00B7S9G985      16,000,000                NIL             NIL                        5.04% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                   16,000,000                                5.04% 
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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 financial       Expiration                Exercise/       Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument              date                      Conversion      rights that                rights 
                                                    Period          may be acquired 
                                                                    if the instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/converted. 
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                                                   SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                    B 1 
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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                      Conversion      or cash        of voting    rights 
  instrument                                       Period          settlement     rights 
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                                                                   SUBTOTAL 
                                                                    8.B.2 
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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                         X 
  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 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or 
  legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) 
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  Name          % 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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 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 
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 PAR Capital Management, Inc. is the sole general partner 
  of PAR Group II, L.P. and PAR Group II, L.P. is the 
  sole general partner of PAR Investment Partners, L.P. 
  PAR Capital Management, Inc. is the investment advisor 
  to the shareholder. 
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 Place of completion   Boston, USA 

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 Date of completion    9 February, 2018 
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