Financial news

 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
 
PartyGaming Plc
 
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (  X  )
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (    )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (    )
 
Other (please specify) : (     )
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
 
N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

25 January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 January 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
3%

8. Notified details
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Ordinary shares of 0.015 pence each

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares   

Below 3%               

Number of voting Rights

Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Number of shares
Direct

15,534,274

Number of voting rights
Direct

15,534,274

Number of voting rights
Indirect

0

% of voting rights
Direct

3.80%

% of voting rights
Indirect

0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

-

Expiration date

-

Exercise/ Conversion period

-

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

-

% of voting rights

-
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

-

Exercise Price

-

Expiration date

-

Exercise/ Conversion period

-

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

-

% of voting rights

Nominal

-

Delta

-
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights        

15,534,274

% of voting rights

3.80%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)      
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)      
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)     
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 15,534,274 - 3.80%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)               Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:
 
N/A
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
 
N/A
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 
N/A
 
13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 407,781,955

14. Contact name:

Robert Hoskin – Company Secretary, PartyGaming Plc

15. Contact telephone number:

+350 200 78700