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On 9 February 2026, Keyplay Holdings Limited, a significant shareholder in Winvia Entertainment PLC, distributed its entire holding of 14,384,330 Ordinary Shares via dividend in kind to entities owned by the company's senior executives. These distributions included 8,270,270 Ordinary Shares (7.87% of issued capital) to Chranel Limited, 3,057,030 Ordinary Shares (2.91%) to Rems Holding Limited, and 3,057,030 Ordinary Shares (2.91%) to Yaya Global Tech Limited, with the beneficial holdings of the Keyplay Shareholders remaining unchanged.
| Date | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 16:11:18 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 3009S |
9 February 2026
Winvia Entertainment PLC
("Winvia Entertainment" or the "Company")
Notification of Change to Significant Shareholder Holding
Winvia Entertainment (AIM: WVIA), a technology-led entertainment business, focused on prize draw and online gaming, announces that it has been informed of the following change to Keyplay Holdings Limited ("Keyplay"), a significant shareholder in the Company. The beneficial holdings in the Company of the Keyplay Shareholders (defined below) remain unchanged.
Keyplay is the vehicle used by Mihai Manoila, CEO, and other senior executives (together, the "Keyplay Shareholders") to hold their interests in ordinary shares of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). Keyplay is distributing its 14,384,330 Ordinary Shares, being its entire holding in the Company, to the individual beneficial owners via dividend in kind distributions (the "Distributions"). The Distributions are as follows:
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8,270,270 Ordinary Shares, representing 7.87% of the Company's issued share capital, to Chranel Limited, an entity owned and controlled by Mihai Manoila (Chief Executive Officer) (52% holding) and Odeta-Cristinela Nestor (Chief Business Development Officer) (48% holding); |
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3,057,030 Ordinary Shares, representing 2.91% of the Company's issued share capital, to Rems Holding Limited, an entity owned and controlled by Tsahi Shmuel (Chief Operating Officer); and |
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3,057,030 Ordinary Shares, representing 2.91% of the Company's issued share capital, to Yaya Global Tech Limited, an entity owned and controlled by Guy Balterisky (Chief Technology Officer). |
The notification at the end of the announcement, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, provides further detail on above Distributions in so far as it relates to Mihai Manolia.
Contacts:
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Winvia Entertainment |
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Mihai Manoila, Chief Executive Officer |
c/o Alma |
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Simon Hay, Chief Financial Officer |
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Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Patrick Castle / Tom Knibbs / Sophie Collins |
+44 (0) 20 7408 4090
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Alma Strategic Communications |
+44 (0) 20 3405 0205 |
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Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Sam Modlin / Rose Docherty |
About Winvia Entertainment
Winvia Entertainment plc (AIM: WVIA) is a technology-led entertainment business, focused on two discrete fast-growing channels, being the large and highly fragmented UK Prize Draw market and the regulated Romanian online gaming market. Underpinning both channels is the proprietary Technology Platform, which has a track-record of supporting growth and operational improvement.
Winvia Entertainment is the second largest (by market share) Prize Draw operator in the UK (London Economics report for the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, June 2025) where players play for a range of prizes including cars, luxury watches, holidays, gadgets, properties and other items. The Group currently owns two Prize Draw brands, Best of the Best and recently acquired Click Competitions.
The Group's Romanian Online Gaming business is well established growing, profitable and highly cash generative. The Group operates a multi-brand strategy including own brands, such as Princess Casino, Royal Slots and Luck, a number of white label brands.
The Group's newly built innovative proprietary technology platform is a key strength of the business. It has been built in-house, with significant investment and its application to date has significantly improved key performance metrics.
The Group's near-term growth plans are primarily focused on the highly fragmented, fast-growing UK Prize Draw market in which there are strong organic growth opportunities in addition to a strong pipeline potential acquisitions that can leverage the Technology Platform.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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Name
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Mihai Manoila |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Initial notification/amendment
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Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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Winvia Entertainment plc |
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LEI
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213800A7RTSCF8IWQ247 |
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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)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each |
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Identification code |
GB00BP084X98 |
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Nature of the transaction
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Transfer of Ordinary Shares to a new entity |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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N/A |
3,969,730 |
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Aggregated information |
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N/A |
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Date of the transaction
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9 February 2026 |
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Place of the transaction
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Off market |
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