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RNS Number : 5863L

bwin.party digital entertainment

12 January 2016

12 January 2016

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:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

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

7 January 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 January 2016

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

5% Upwards

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

GI000A0MV757

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Below minimum threshold

Number of Voting Rights

Below minimum threshold

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Direct

-

Number of voting rights

Indirect

31,040,684

% of voting rights

Direct

-

% of voting rights

Indirect

3.74%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Right of recall

Expiration date

-

Exercise/ Conversion period

-

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

5,931,417

% of voting rights

0.71%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Equity Swap

Exercise Price

-

Expiration date

-

Exercise/ Conversion period

-

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

5,389,885

% of voting rights

Nominal

-

Delta

0.65%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

42,361,986

% of voting rights

5.10%

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 42,361,986 (5.10%)

Direct: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: 31,040,684 (3.74%) Shares; 5,931,417 (0.71%) Right of Recall; 5,389,885 (0.65%) Equity Swap.

Chain of control:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Inc. (100%)

Bank One International Holdings Corporation (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Chase (UK) Holdings Limited (99.9%)

J.P. Morgan Chase International Holdings (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (99.41%)

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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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