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Notification of Major Holdings

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RNS Number : 3331Z
Playtech PLC
14 December 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)


1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Playtech plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

X

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Morgan Stanley

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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

Name

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UNITED KINGDOM.

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

11/12/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

13/12/2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

6.36%

0.65%

7.01%

317,344,603

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.44%

0.56%

6.003%


8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

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20,169,474


6.36%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

20,169,474

6.36%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

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

Right of recall over securities lending agreements

at any time

at any time

825,960

0.26%













SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

825,960

0.26%

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Equity Swap

29/03/2018

at any time

Cash

121,976

0.04%

Equity Swap

04/04/2018

at any time

Cash

250,727

0.08%

Equity Swap

15/07/2019

at any time

Cash

379,480

0.12%

Equity Swap

09/12/2019

at any time

Cash

4,924

0.002%

Convertible Bond

19/11/2019

At any time

Cash

486,423

0.15%




SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

1,243,530

0.39%

 

 

 

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


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)

X

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Morgan Stanley




Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.




Morgan Stanley International Limited




Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)




Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

6.36%


7.01%


10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder


The number and % of voting rights held


The date until which the voting rights will be held



11. Additional information

As stated in articles of association, Playtech plc has requested to be treated as a UK issuer and has therefore been treated as such.

 

Place of completion

Glasgow

Date of completion

13/12/2017

 


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