FORM 8.3

                                 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL                              

       DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER   
                               RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)                            

     DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR  
                                         MORE                                      

    1.         KEY INFORMATION

    Name of person dealing (Note 1)                           Magnetar Financial (UK) LLP  
                                                                                           
    Company dealt in                                          King Digital Entertainment   
                                                              Plc                          
                                                                                           
    Class of relevant security to which the dealings being     US$0.00008 ordinary shares  
    disclosed relate (Note 2)                                                              
                                                                                           
    Date of dealing                                           January 8, 2016              

    2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

    (a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
    relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

    Class of relevant security:                      US$0.00008 ordinary shares              
                                                         ISIN: IE00BKJ9QQ58                  
                                                                                             
                                                Interests               Short positions      
                                                                                             
                                              Number          %          Number          %   
                                                                                             
    (1) Relevant security                    3,223,094      1.02%                            
                                                                                             
    (2) Derivatives (other than                                                              
    options):                                                                                
                                                                                             
    (3) Options and agreements to                                                            
    purchase/sell:                                                                           
                                                                                             
                                             3,223,094      1.02%                            
         TOTAL:                                                                              

    (b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
    other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

    Class of relevant security:                                                              
                                                                                             
                                                Interests               Short positions      
                                                                                             
                                              Number          %          Number          %   
                                                                                             
    (1) Relevant security                                                                    
                                                                                             
    (2) Derivatives (other than                                                              
    options):                                                                                
                                                                                             
    (3) Options and agreements to                                                            
    purchase/sell:                                                                           
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
         TOTAL:                                                                              

    3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)

    (a)        Purchases and sales

                   Purchase/sale                 Number of relevant   Price per unit (Note 
                                                     securities                5)          
                                                                                           
    Sale                                        121,931               17.8404              
                                                                                           

    (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

          Product description         Nature of transaction     Number of    Price per unit
               e.g. CFD                     (Note 6)             relevant       (Note 5)   
                                                                securities                 
                                                                 (Note 7)                  
                                                                                           

    (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

    (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

     Product name e.g.     Writing,     Number of   Exercise     Type     Expiry    Option  
        call option        selling,    securities    price       e.g.      date   money paid
                          purchasing,   to which               American,          / received
                         varying etc.    option                European            per unit 
                                         relates                 etc.                       
                                                                                            

    (ii)        Exercising

                   Product name                 Number of securities   Exercise price per  
                 e.g. call option                                         unit (Note 5)    
                                                                                           

    (d)        Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities.
    (Note4)

                 Nature of transaction                    Details        Price per unit (if
                       (Note 8)                                          applicable) (Note 
                                                                                 5)        
                                                                                           

    4.         OTHER INFORMATION

    Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person         
    disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant          
    securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting         
    rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which           
    any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be         
    stated.                                                                                
                                                                                           
    None                                                                                   

       

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                   NO       

       

    Date of disclosure:                         January 11, 2016                           
                                                                                           
    Contact name:                               Julianna Ethell                            
                                                                                           
    Telephone number:                           847-905-4688                               
                                                                                           
    If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror                                            
    with which connected                                                                   
                                                                                           
    If a connected EFM, state nature of                                                    
    connection (Note 10)