Playtech PLC Transaction in Own Shares (4168S)
December 21 2016 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4168S
Playtech PLC
21 December 2016
21 December 2016
Playtech plc
("Playtech" or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) announces that on 20 December 2016 it
purchased 420,000 ordinary shares in the Company on the London
Stock Exchange (the "Repurchased Shares"), pursuant to the share
buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme") announced on 6 December
2016, as follows:
Date of purchase: 20 December 2016
Number of ordinary shares purchased: 420,000
Highest price paid per ordinary share: 799.10
Lowest price paid per ordinary share: 790.00
Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share: 794.77
Application will be made for the Repurchased Shares to be
cancelled. Following the cancellation of the Repurchased Shares,
the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights will be
317,344,603, which may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest
in, Playtech under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules. The Company holds no shares in treasury.
The Company will make further announcements in due course
following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the
Buyback Programme.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 details of the purchase of its own
ordinary shares by Playtech which were all executed through the
Company's broker, Canaccord Genuity Limited, are set out below:
Schedule of Purchases:
Shares purchased: Playtech plc (ISIN: IM00B7S9G985)
Date of purchases: 20 December 2016
Aggregate information:
Aggregated volume Volume-weighted Venue
average price, pence
420,000 794.77 London Stock Exchange
Individual transactions:
Number of shares Transaction price Time of transaction
purchased (per share)
40,000 799.10 8:59 AM (UK)
175,000 795.25 9:22 AM (UK)
22,248 794.00 10:56 AM (UK)
25,000 790.00 12:24 PM (UK)
57,752 794.00 1:19 PM (UK)
45,000 794.00 2:31 PM (UK)
55,000 794.00 2:46 PM (UK)
For further information contact:
+44 (0)20 3772
Playtech plc 2500
Mor Weizer, CEO
Ron Hoffman, CFO
c/o Bell Pottinger
+44 (0)1624
Andrew Smith, Head of Investor Relations 645 954
Canaccord Genuity +44 (0)20 7523
Bruce Garrow 8000
Emma Gabriel
Richard Andrews
+44 (0)20 3772
Bell Pottinger 2500
David Rydell
Olly Scott
James Newman
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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