REG - Playtech PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PlaytechAnnouncement

08/03/2019 13:00

RNS Number : 3422S
Playtech PLC
08 March 2019
 


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.
8 March 2019
Playtech plc has been notified of the following dealings in its ordinary shares, details as follows:
Exercise of Nil Cost Options
On 7 March 2019, in accordance with the provisions of the Playtech Long Term Incentive Plan 2012, Shimon Akad, Chief Operations Officer, exercised options to acquire 28,275 ordinary shares in the Company.            
The notification for Shimon Akad 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


Shimon Akad




2


Reason for Notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Operations Officer




b)


Initial notification/Amendment


Initial Announcement




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


Exercise of options under the provisions of the Playtech Long Term Incentive Plan 2012.
 




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




Nil


28,275




 




d)


Aggregated information
-       Aggregated volume
-      
-       Price


 
28,275
 
Nil




e)


Date of the transaction


7 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside a trading venue




 
- ENDS -
 
 
 
 
For further information please contact:
 




Playtech plc
 
Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis
 


 

 



 

 



Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)
 
Lucy Legh, Stephen Malthouse


+44 (0) 20 3805 4822

 



 

 



 
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.
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. As of June 2018, through the acquisition of Snaitech, Playtech directly owns and operates the leading sports betting and gaming brand in online and retail in Italy, Snai. Snaitech operates a B2B2C model as a service provider to franchisees in the retail market while operating the leading brand, Snai directly online as a B2C business.
Playtech's Financials Division, named TradeTech Group, is a technology leader in the CFD and financial trading industry and operates both on a B2B and B2C basis.
Playtech has in total c.5,800 employees across 17 countries and is headquartered in the Isle of Man.
 
 




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