National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5018R

Playtech PLC

09 December 2016

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Playtech 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: ⁱⁱⁱ	Mr.Rolf Vogth-Eriksen
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	DNB Asset Management AS 0191 Oslo , Norway Reg.nr. 880109162
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	08^th December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	09^th December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Over 3% to 2.48%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Playtech PLC

IM00B7S9G985

10044591

7988633

2.48%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

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 ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7988633

2.48%

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


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Mr.Rolf Vogth-Eriksen
15. Contact telephone number:	+47 22 47 40 71

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	DNB Asset Management AS
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Dronning Eufemiasgate 30, 0191 Oslo,Norway
Phone number & email	+47 22 47 40 71 rolf.vogth-Eriksen@dnb.no
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Norwegian Reg.nr.880109162

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Rolf Vogth-Eriksen
Contact address	Dronning Eufemiasgate 30, 0191 Oslo,Norway
Phone number & email	+47 22 47 40 71 rolf.vogth-Eriksen@dnb.no
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Equity Trader in DNB Asset Management AS

C: Additional information

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