Playtech plc
('Playtech' or 'the Company')
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.
4 April 2023
Playtech plc has been notified of the following dealings in its ordinary shares, details as follows:
On 3 April 2023, Ian Penrose, Non-executive Director, sold 5,000 shares in the Company, and subsequently purchased the same number of shares within an ISA account.
On the same day, Vanessa Penrose, Ian Penrose's wife, sold 12,500 shares in the Company, and subsequently purchased the same number of shares and a further 2,500 shares, within an ISA account.
The notification for Ian and Vanessa Penrose can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a) | Name | Ian Penrose | |||||||||
| 2 | Reason for Notification | ||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Senior Independent Non-executive Director | |||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a) | Name | Playtech plc | |||||||||
| b) | LEI | 21380068TTB6Z9ZEU548 | |||||||||
| 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 Playtech plc of no par value IM00B7S9G985 | |||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares, and subsequent purchase of shares within ISA account | |||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume
- Price |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 3 April 2023 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON) | |||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||||||
| a) | Name | Vanessa Penrose | |||||||||
| 2 | Reason for Notification | ||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PCA with Non‐executive Director | |||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||||
| a) | Name | Playtech plc | |||||||||
| b) | LEI | 21380068TTB6Z9ZEU548 | |||||||||
| 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 Playtech plc of no par value IM00B7S9G985 | |||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares, and subsequent purchase of shares within ISA account. | |||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume
- Price |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 3 April 2023 | |||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON) | |||||||||
- ENDS -
For further information please contact:
| Playtech plc | +44 (0) 20 3805 4822 |
| Sandeep Gandhi, Head of Investor Relations | |
| Headland (PR adviser to Playtech) | +44 (0) 20 3805 4822 |
| Lucy Legh, Jack Gault | |
About Playtech
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 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.
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