Last checked at 1 Nov 2021 10:38
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) | Full name of discloser: | Barclays PLC. | |||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | PLAYTECH PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | ||||||
| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 29 October 2021 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | |||||||
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
| Class of relevant security: | Ordinary NPV |
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Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: | 8,805,857 | 2.87% | 5,622,292 | 1.84% | ||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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5,453,826 | 1.78% | 8,263,907 | 2.70% | |||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
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| TOTAL: | 14,259,683 | 4.65% | 13,886,199 | 4.53% | ||
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | securities |
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Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 97 | 6.9470 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 156 | 6.9943 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 440 | 6.8850 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,023 | 7.1275 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,270 | 7.0761 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 2,644 | 7.0637 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 2,889 | 7.0112 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,656 | 6.9602 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,863 | 6.9413 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 4,577 | 7.1280 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 5,490 | 7.0207 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 6,013 | 7.0298 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 6,923 | 7.0377 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 8,396 | 7.1292 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 12,408 | 7.1529 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 15,000 | 6.9766 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 55,000 | 7.1004 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 57,798 | 7.0201 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 85,496 | 6.9883 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 230 | 6.9650 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 816 | 6.8912 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,192 | 7.1116 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,283 | 7.0945 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,494 | 7.1310 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,687 | 7.1155 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 2,691 | 7.1153 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,566 | 7.0508 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,610 | 7.1081 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,770 | 7.1162 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 4,028 | 7.1421 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 5,223 | 7.0855 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 6,798 | 7.0948 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 7,736 | 6.9920 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 10,149 | 7.0769 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 12,636 | 7.1038 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 15,000 | 6.9766 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 24,177 | 7.0801 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 38,759 | 6.9978 GBP | ||||
Ordinary NPV | Sale | 56,723 | 6.9898 GBP | ||||
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||
security | securities |
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Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 24 | 6.9979 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 136 | 6.9977 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 566 | 7.1239 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 673 | 6.9343 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 816 | 6.8912 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 3,543 | 6.9482 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 3,955 | 6.9464 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 8,937 | 6.9571 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 10,853 | 6.9796 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 38,599 | 6.9978 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 39,728 | 7.0128 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 20 | 6.9495 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 77 | 6.9462 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 95 | 6.9808 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 383 | 6.9809 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Short | 1,270 | 7.0761 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Short | 1,815 | 6.9910 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 6,906 | 6.9600 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 9,186 | 6.9478 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 13,681 | 6.9642 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Short | 17,371 | 7.0492 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 31,336 | 7.0105 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 41,706 | 7.0460 GBP | |||
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 44,774 | 6.9800 GBP | |||
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 1 Nov 2021 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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