Bwin party Digital Entertainment : Holdings in Company - Norges Bank Holding

28 August 2009 29 December 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:

   
   

   Norges Bank

   
   

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:

   
   

   23 December 2015

   
   

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   
   

   25 December 2015

   
   

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

   
   

   3%

   
   

8. Notified details:

   
   

   A: Voting rights attached to shares

   
   

   Class/type of shares GI000A0MV757

   Situation previous to the triggering transaction Number of Shares

   27,372,328

   
   

   Number of Voting Rights 27,372,328

   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   
   

   Number of shares Direct

   
   

   18,872,328

   
   

   Number of voting rights Direct

   
   

   18,872,328

   
   

   Number of voting rights Indirect

   
   

   -

   
   

   % of voting rights Direct

   2.28%

   
   

   % of voting rights Indirect

   -

   
   

   B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

   
   

   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument

   Shares on loan - right to recall Expiration date

   N/A

   
   

   Exercise/ Conversion period At any time

   Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 8,500,000

   % of voting rights 1.03%

   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 27,372,328

   % of voting rights 3.30%

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 cease to hold:

    
    

    -

    
    

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

    
    

    -

    
    

13. Additional information:

    
    

    -

    
    

14. Contact name:

    
    

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

    
    

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]