REG - Playtech PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
03/08/2022 16:00
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RNS Number : 8123U Playtech PLC 03 August 2022
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.
Playtech plc has been notified of the following dealings in its ordinary
shares by a Director/PDMR of the Company:
Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer, purchased 54,500 ordinary shares in the
Company at a price of £4.89 per share on 2 August 2022. Andrew Smith, Chief
Financial Officer, purchased 19,630 ordinary shares in the Company at a price
of £4.90 per share on 1 August 2022. These purchases were made in accordance
with the requirements of the Company's remuneration policy, under which a
proportion of the annual bonus is deferred into shares for two years.
Andrew Smith also exercised vested options under the Playtech Long Term
Incentive Plan 2012. Mr. Smith exercised options over 68,437 shares of which
he continues to hold 35,513 shares having sold 32,924 shares to cover tax and
NIC liabilities and commission charges associated with the options exercise.
In addition, Andrew Smith sold 84,875 shares at a price of £4.88 on 1 August
2022 for personal family reasons.
The notifications for Mor Weizer and Andrew Smith 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 Mor Weizer
2 Reason for Notification
a) Position/status Chief Executive 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 Ordinary Shares of Playtech plc of no par value
Identification code IM00B7S9G985
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£4.885 54,500
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 54,500
£266,232
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 2 August 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
54,500
£266,232
e)
Date of the transaction
2 August 2022
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Andrew Smith
2 Reason for Notification
a) Position/status Chief Financial 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 Ordinary Shares of Playtech plc of no par value
Identification code IM00B7S9G985
b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£4.90 19,630
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 19,630
£96,524.65
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 August 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
19,630
£96,524.65
e)
Date of the transaction
1 August 2022
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Andrew Smith
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
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, Ordinary Shares of no par value each
type of
instrument
Identification code
ISIN IM00B7S9G985
b) Nature of the transaction Exercise of options over 68,437 ordinary shares under the provisions of the
Playtech plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2012, and related sale of 32 924 shares.
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 68,437 (acquisition)
£4.871022 32 924 (sale)
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 68,437 shares acquired; 32,924 shares sold
- Price
Nil; £160,373.53
e) Date of the transaction 1 August 2022
f) Place of the transaction (for the sale)
London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
68,437 shares acquired; 32,924 shares sold
Nil; £160,373.53
e)
Date of the transaction
1 August 2022
f)
Place of the transaction (for the sale)
London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Andrew Smith
2 Reason for Notification
a) Position/status Chief Financial 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 Ordinary Shares of Playtech plc of no par value
Identification code IM00B7S9G985
b) Nature of the transaction Disposal of shares
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£4.881015 84,875
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 84,875
£412,825.18
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 August 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
84,875
£412,825.18
e)
Date of the transaction
1 August 2022
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
- ENDS -
For further information please contact:
Playtech
Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis
+44 (0)16 2464 5954
Headland (PR Adviser to Playtech)
Lucy Legh
Stephen Malthouse
Tom James
Jack Gault
+44 (0)20 3805 4822
Playtech@headlandconsultancy.com
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 and financial
trading industries with over 6,600 employees across 26 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 Snai, the leading sports betting and gaming brand across
online and retail in Italy.
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