Notification of Change to Shareholder Holding
Winvia Entertainment PLC has announced a significant change in shareholder holdings as Keyplay Holdings Limited distributes its entire 14,384,330 ordinary shares, representing 13.65% of the company's issued share capital, to its beneficial owners. Specifically, Chranel Limited, owned by CEO Mihai Manoila and Chief Business Development Officer Odeta-Cristinela Nestor, receives 8,270,270 shares (7.87%), Rems Holding Limited, controlled by COO Tsahi Shmuel, receives 3,057,030 shares (2.91%), and Yaya Global Tech Limited, controlled by CTO Guy Balterisky, receives 3,057,030 shares (2.91%). These distributions are considered off-market transfers occurring on February 9, 2026.
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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:
| · | 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); |
| · | 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 |
| · | 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.
| a) | Name | Mihai Manoila |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Winvia Entertainment plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800A7RTSCF8IWQ247 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each |
| Identification code | GB00BP084X98 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of Ordinary Shares to a new entity |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| N/A | 3,969,730 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | |
| - Price | ||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 9 February 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market |
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