Transfer of Shares from Treasury to EBT and TVR

RNS Number : 5432Q

Playtech PLC

26 February 2021

 

Transfer of Shares from Treasury to EBT and TVR

Playtech PLC

26 February 2021

Playtech PLC

("Playtech" or the "Company")

Transfer of Shares from Treasury to EBT and Total Voting Rights

On 25 February 2021, the Company transferred 7,028,339 (2.35%) ordinary shares of no par value that were held by the Company in treasury to the Company's Employee Benefit Trust of which Nedgroup Trust (Jersey) Limited is the trustee. The purpose of the transfer was to fund certain scheduled awards, which are due to vest under certain of the Company's employee share schemes. The transfer price was nil.

As a result of the above, the total number of Playtech shares held in Treasury is 2,937,550 (0.96%), the  total number of ordinary shares in issue remains the same at 309,294,243  and the total number of voting rights in the Company is 306,356,693 which is the number which may be used by the shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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For further information please contact:

Playtech plc Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis James Newman, Director of Corporate Affairs	[phone]

About Playtech

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a market leader in the gambling and financial trading industries with c.6,400 employees across 24 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy. 

Playtech's Financials Division, Finalto, is a technology leader in the CFD and financial trading industry and operates both on a B2B and B2C basis.

 

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