PartyGaming Announcements

RNS Number : 9827G PartyGaming Plc 29 October 2008  
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29 October 2008

PartyGaming 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: 
 
PartyGaming Plc 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) 
 
Other (please specify) : ( ) 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation : 

FIL Limited (FIL)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : 
Nominee
Shares Held
Management Company
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent
Bank of New York Brussels
120,700
FPM
holding company for various direct and 
Bermuda Trust Far East HK
384,454
FIMHK
indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund 
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX
986,467
FIL
Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment 
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
67,300
FIJ
Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co
88,800
FIL
Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL) , FIL 
JP Morgan, Bournemouth
1,976,590
FII
Investments Management (Hong Kong)
JP Morgan, Bournemouth
401,200
FIL
Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM),
JP Morgan, Bournemouth
16,066,635
FISL
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL 
Master Trust Bank of Japan
140,600
FIJ
Investments International (FII), investment 
Nomura Trust and Banking
106,400
FIJ
managers for various non-US
Northern Trust Co
74,200
FIL
investment companies and 
institutional clients.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 

15 October 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified: 

29 October 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
5%
  
8. Notified details

A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE 

GI000A0MV757

Situation previous to the triggering transaction 

Number of shares  

19,893,132   

Number of voting Rights 

19,893,132

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Number of shares
Direct

20,413,346
Number of voting rights
Direct

20,413,346
Number of voting rights
Indirect

-

% of voting rights 
Direct

5.05%

% of voting rights 
Indirect

-

B: Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument

-

Expiration date

-

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

-

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

-
% of voting rights

-
 
Total (A+B) 
Number of voting rights  

20,413,346
   

% of voting rights 

5.05%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : 

See 4 above

Proxy Voting: 
  
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
  
FIL Limited (FIL)
  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 
  
520,214
  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 
  
15 October 2008
  
13. Additional information: 

-

14. Contact name: 

Robert Hoskin - Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc

15. Contact telephone number: 

+350 200 78700

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