GAMING REALMS PLC — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 20, 2015

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RNS Number : 4436F

Gaming Realms PLC

20 February 2015

Gaming Realms Plc

("Gaming Realms," the "Company" or the "Group")

PDMR/Director Shareholding and Holdings in Company

Gaming Realms, the creator and developer of interactive next generation online gaming products, has been notified by NewGame Capital LP, ("NewGame") that it no longer holds a notifiable interest in the Group.

NewGame's controlling shareholder, bwin.party digital entertainment plc, has been engaged in a programme of non-core asset disposals since Autumn 2014. Accordingly NewGame's holding in the Group has been placed with new and existing shareholders (the "Placing").

Michael Buckley, Chairman of Gaming Realms, said: "We thank bwin.party digital entertainment plc for its support over the past few years. We are pleased with the level of demand for the Company's shares and expect the broader shareholder base to increase the free float and provide additional liquidity to our shareholders."

As a result of the Placing the following Directors yesterday purchased further ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at 20 pence per Ordinary Share:

§ Michael Buckley purchased 1,400,000 Ordinary Shares bringing his total holding to 18,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 9.22% of the issued share capital of the Company;

§ Patrick Southon purchased 500,000 Ordinary Shares bringing his total holding to 10,897,039 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 5.58% of the issued share capital of the Company;

§ Jim Ryan purchased 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares bringing his total holding to 1,384,615 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.71% of the issued share capital of the Company; and

§ Atul Bali purchased 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares bringing his total holding to 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.51% of the issued share capital of the Company

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Gaming Realms Group Michael Buckley, Chairman c/o Bell Pottinger	+44 (0) 20 3772 2500
Cenkos Securities (Nomad and Broker) Max Hartley (Nomad), Julian Morse (Sales)	+44 (0) 20 7397 8900
Bell Pottinger Olly Scott James Newman	+44 (0) 20 3772 2500

About Gaming Realms

Gaming Realms Limited is an online gaming business formed in 2012 to develop a new generation of social bingo and slot machine gaming concepts.

Gaming Realms was founded by the team behind Cashcade, which created the leading online bingo brand, Foxy Bingo, in addition to other online bingo and casino games. The success of Cashcade culminated in its sale to bwin.party digital entertainment plc for a total consideration of approximately £96 million in 2009.

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