Day and Date


4 August 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:

Henderson Global Investors

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

-

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

31 July 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:


4 August 2015

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


Above 5%

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares
GI000A0MV757
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Below 5%
Number of Voting Rights
Below 5%
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares
-
Number of voting rights
Direct
-
Number of voting rights
Indirect
37,993,268
% of voting rights
Direct
-
% of voting rights
Indirect
2

4.60%

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
CFD
Exercise Price
-
Expiration date
-
Exercise/ Conversion period
3

-
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
3,987,066
% of voting rights
Nominal
0.48% Delta
-

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights
41,980,334
% of voting rights
5.09%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:

-

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

-

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

-
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13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

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

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 78700
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