Not for release in the United States, Canada or Japan
Crystal Ventures Limited announces that it has sold 38.8m shares of PartyGaming Plc at a price of 270p in an accelerated bookbuilt offering to institutional investors. The 100% beneficiary of Crystal Ventures Limited is Anurag Dikshit.
Note that following the sale Crystal Ventures (hence Anurag Dikshit) will no longer have any shareholding in PartyGaming Plc.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
The offering will only be available to the following persons in the United Kingdom: (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments; and (ii) persons falling within Articles 49(2)(a) to (d) of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001 (high net worth corporations, unincorporated associations etc.). If you are in the United Kingdom and do not fall into one of the above categories, you will not be eligible to participate in the offering, and you should not act upon, or rely on, this announcement.
The offer and sale of the securities referred to in this announcement has not been, nor will it be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent such registration or an applicable exemption from registration. There will be no public offering of the securities in the United States in connection with this transaction.
Contacts:
THE PR OFFICE
Shimon Cohen
t: +44 (0) 20 7284 6969
dl:
+44 (0) 20 7284 6940
m:+44 (0) 7836 728790