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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 GBP4.89 per share on 2 August
2022. Andrew Smith, Chief Financial Officer, purchased 19,630
ordinary shares in the Company at a price of GBP4.90 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
GBP4.88 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
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2 Reason for Notification
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a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial Announcement
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Playtech plc
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b) LEI 21380068TTB6Z9ZEU548
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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
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a) Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of Playtech plc of
instrument, type of no par value
instrument IM00B7S9G985
Identification code
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b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP4.885 54,500
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d) Aggregated information
* Aggregated volume 54,500
GBP266,232
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 2 August 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, main market
(XLON)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Andrew Smith
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2 Reason for Notification
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a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial Announcement
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Playtech plc
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b) LEI 21380068TTB6Z9ZEU548
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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
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a) Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of Playtech plc of
instrument, type of no par value
instrument IM00B7S9G985
Identification code
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b) Nature of the transaction Acquisition of shares
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP4.90 19,630
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d) Aggregated information
* Aggregated volume 19,630
GBP96,524.65
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 1 August 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, main market
(XLON)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
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a) Name Andrew Smith
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial Notification Initial Notification
Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Playtech plc
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b) LEI 21380068TTB6Z9ZEU548
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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
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a) Description Ordinary Shares of no par value each
of the financial
instrument,
type of
instrument ISIN IM00B7S9G985
Identification
code
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b) Nature of the Exercise of options over 68,437 ordinary shares
transaction under the provisions of the Playtech plc Long
Term Incentive Plan 2012, and related sale
of 32 924 shares.
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c) Price(s) and Price(s) Volume(s)
volume(s) Nil 68,437 (acquisition)
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GBP4.871022 32 924 (sale)
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated 68,437 shares acquired; 32,924 shares sold
volume
- Price
Nil; GBP160,373.53
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e) Date of the 1 August 2022
transaction
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f) Place of the
transaction London Stock Exchange, main market (XLON)
(for the sale)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name Andrew Smith
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2 Reason for Notification
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a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial Announcement
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Playtech plc
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b) LEI 21380068TTB6Z9ZEU548
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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
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a) Description of the financial Ordinary Shares of Playtech plc of
instrument, type of no par value
instrument IM00B7S9G985
Identification code
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b) Nature of the transaction Disposal of shares
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
GBP4.881015 84,875
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d) Aggregated information
* Aggregated volume 84,875
GBP412,825.18
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 1 August 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, main market
(XLON)
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- 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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