REG - Takeover Panel Playtech PLC - Playtech plc - extended deadline for clarification

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05/01/2022 08:15

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RNS Number : 4940X  Takeover Panel  05 January 2022

2022/1

PLAYTECH PLC ("PLAYTECH")

ARISTOCRAT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ARISTOCRAT
LEISURE LIMITED ("ARISTOCRAT")

JKO PLAY LIMITED ("JKO")

On 7 December 2021, pursuant to Rule 2.6(d) and Section 4 of Appendix 7 of the
Takeover Code, the Panel Executive announced (in Panel Statement 2021/28) that
JKO would have until 5.00 pm on 5 January 2022 to announce either a firm
intention to make an offer for Playtech under Rule 2.7 of the Code or that it
did not intend to make an offer for Playtech.

On  5 January 2022, Playtech announced that the shareholder meetings to
approve the offer for Playtech by Aristocrat will be adjourned to 2 February
2022.

In the light of this, the Executive has ruled that, unless the Executive
consents otherwise, JKO must now by 5.00 pm on 26 January 2022, being the
seventh day prior to the date of the adjourned shareholder meetings, either
announce a firm intention to make an offer for Playtech under Rule 2.7 or
announce that it does not intend to make an offer for Playtech. This deadline
will cease to apply if, before that time, a third party other than JKO has
announced a firm intention to make an offer for Playtech under Rule 2.7.

Each of Playtech, Aristocrat and JKO has accepted this ruling.

5 January 2022

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