Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4191W

888 Holdings plc

17 April 2023

 

 

17 April 2023

888 Holdings Plc

("888" or "the Group")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Following notifications made in accordance with Article 19(1) of the UK version of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU 596/2014) as adopted under UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended) and as supplemented by  The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (SI 2019/310)  and in accordance with Article 19(3) thereof, 888 Holdings Plc (the "Company") notifies the following transaction by a person discharging managerial responsibilities (a PDMR) in ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

On 14 April 2023, the Company was notified that Jon Mendelsohn, Executive Chair of 888, purchased 100,000 Ordinary Shares, at an average price of 68.4p each (the "Transactions").

Post the Transactions, Jon Mendelsohn holds an interest of 200,000 Ordinary Shares.

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them

1.  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
(a)	Name	Jon Mendelsohn
2.   Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Executive Chair
(b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.  Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
(a)	Name	888 Holdings Plc
(b)	LEI	213800H84UJQYSVF9750
4.  Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
(a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each in the capital of 888 Holdings plc (Ordinary Shares)  ISIN: GI000A0F6407
(b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
(c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Average price 68.4p	Volume(s)  100,000
(d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	100,000 shares Average price 68.4p
(e)	Date of the transaction	14 April 2023
(f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

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Enquiries and further information:

888 Holdings Plc - [e-mail]	[phone]
Yariv Dafna, Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary
Hudson Sandler - [e-mail] Alex Brennan/Charlotte Cobb/ Andy Richards	[phone]

About 888 Holdings Plc:

888 Holdings plc (and together with its subsidiaries, "888" or the "Group") is one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. In 2022, the Group acquired the international (non-US) business of William Hill to create a global industry leader. Headquartered in Gibraltar, and listed in London, the Group operates from 15 offices around the world and employs over 12,000 people globally.

The Group's mission is to lead the gambling world in creating the best betting and gaming experiences, bringing unrivalled moments of excitement to people's day-to-day lives. It achieves this by developing state-of-the-art technology and content-rich products that provide fun, fair, and safe betting and gaming entertainment to customers around the world.

The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including 888casino, 888sport, 888poker, William Hill and Mr Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook brand in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/

 

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