Director/PDMR Shareholding

888 Holdings plc

20 October 2023

 

 

20 October 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 20 October 2023, the Company was notified that Per Widerström, Chief Executive Officer of 888, purchased 1,125,539 Ordinary Shares, at an average price of 84.3p each (the "Transactions").

Post these Transactions, Per Widerström holds an interest of 2,045,539 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	Per Widerström
2.         Reason for the notification
(a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
(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) 81.3p 84.6p	Volume(s)  125,539 1,000,000
(d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	1,125,539 shares  84.3p
(e)	Date of the transaction	20 October 2023
(f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

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Enquiries and further information:

888 Holdings Plc	[phone]
James Finney, Director of IR Elizabeth Bisby, Company Secretary	[e-mail] [e-mail]
Media	[e-mail]
Hudson Sandler 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. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green. In addition, the Group operates the SI Sportsbook and SI Casino brands in the US in partnership with Authentic Brands Group.

Incorporated in Gibraltar, and headquartered and listed in London, the Group operates from offices around the world and employs over 11,000 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 worldwide.

Find out more at:

http://corporate.888.com/

 

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