17 April 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:

Orbis Holdings Limited (parent)

Orbis Investment Management Limited (investment manager and controlled undertaking)

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

Vidacos Nominees Limited

HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd

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

15 April 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 April 2015

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

4% (below)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

GI000A0MV757

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares  

32,772,922

Number of Voting Rights

32,772,922

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Indirect

32,935,022

% of voting rights

Direct

-

% of voting rights

Indirect

4.00%

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  

32,935,022

% of voting rights

4.00%

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

Orbis Investment Management Limited is a controlled undertaking of Orbis Holdings Limited.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

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

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 78700