Last checked at 19 Oct 2021 17:52
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 interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | PLAYTECH PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 18 October 2021 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” | NO |
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 | |||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | |||||
| and/or controlled: | 8,856,413 | 2.89% | 6,012,566 | 1.96% | ||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | |||||
511,165 | 0.17% | 3,014,632 | 0.98% | |||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | |||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
(4) | ||||||
| TOTAL: | 9,367,578 | 3.06% | 9,027,198 | 2.95% | ||
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 | ||||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 103 | 6.6966 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 134 | 6.7775 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 403 | 6.7925 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 466 | 6.7300 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 848 | 6.7522 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 960 | 6.7736 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,065 | 6.7881 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,077 | 6.7250 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,111 | 6.7875 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,265 | 6.7400 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,319 | 6.7672 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,828 | 6.7880 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 2,257 | 6.6708 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 2,575 | 6.6600 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 2,668 | 6.7900 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,069 | 6.7916 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,440 | 6.7704 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,530 | 6.7618 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 7,271 | 6.7324 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 7,394 | 6.6673 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 7,807 | 6.7473 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 7,907 | 6.7936 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 9,879 | 6.6563 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 12,393 | 6.7882 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 16,611 | 6.7505 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 19,369 | 6.7546 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 20,000 | 6.7849 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 26,240 | 6.7776 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 27,800 | 6.7410 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 31,790 | 6.7492 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 43,183 | 6.7379 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 47,707 | 6.7401 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 48,178 | 6.7408 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 49,978 | 6.7700 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 50,000 | 6.7333 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 52,193 | 6.7850 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 55,094 | 6.6981 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 57,779 | 6.7394 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 58,348 | 6.6769 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 71,701 | 6.7161 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 100,000 | 6.7500 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 178,471 | 6.7860 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 494,355 | 6.7542 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 750,373 | 6.7813 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 131 | 6.7594 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 543 | 6.7100 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 595 | 6.7804 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 747 | 6.7088 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 759 | 6.7271 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 800 | 6.7815 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 844 | 6.7375 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 895 | 6.7331 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,166 | 6.7808 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,397 | 6.7994 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,490 | 6.7161 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,938 | 6.8100 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,966 | 6.7550 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,969 | 6.7909 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 2,164 | 6.7240 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 2,375 | 6.7950 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 2,959 | 6.6808 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,356 | 6.6874 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,557 | 6.7875 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,647 | 6.7912 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 7,359 | 6.7853 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 7,518 | 6.7545 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 8,846 | 6.7876 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 8,973 | 6.7696 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 10,302 | 6.7904 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 10,583 | 6.7339 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 11,062 | 6.7718 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 11,184 | 6.7576 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 12,209 | 6.7173 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 13,504 | 6.7222 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 13,882 | 6.7850 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 15,039 | 6.7442 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 15,143 | 6.7203 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 15,429 | 6.7435 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 19,389 | 6.7625 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 19,514 | 6.7547 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 20,402 | 6.7137 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 26,882 | 6.7329 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 34,917 | 6.7631 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 38,410 | 6.7549 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 38,946 | 6.7935 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 48,227 | 6.7115 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 55,094 | 6.6600 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 66,963 | 6.7485 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 84,463 | 6.7466 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 90,142 | 6.7259 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 96,144 | 6.7586 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 100,000 | 6.7508 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 100,926 | 6.7916 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 155,011 | 6.7674 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 168,927 | 6.7363 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 204,735 | 6.7866 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 241,343 | 6.7379 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 304,445 | 6.7484 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 482,219 | 6.7597 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 786,000 | 6.7812 GBP | ||||
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 131 | 6.7594 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 477 | 6.7849 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 747 | 6.7088 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 1,025 | 6.7639 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 1,397 | 6.7994 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 3,026 | 6.7039 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 8,683 | 6.7777 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 13,027 | 6.7199 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 14,597 | 6.7460 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 19,176 | 6.7647 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 24,012 | 6.7312 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 38,946 | 6.7935 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 45,104 | 6.7702 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 84,463 | 6.7466 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 96,144 | 6.7586 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 100,926 | 6.7916 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 111,436 | 6.7486 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 155,011 | 6.7674 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 168,927 | 6.7363 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 241,343 | 6.7379 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 482,219 | 6.7597 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 103 | 6.6967 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Short | 727 | 6.7885 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 960 | 6.7736 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 3,069 | 6.7916 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 3,440 | 6.7704 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 7,807 | 6.7473 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 9,879 | 6.6550 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 29,542 | 6.7838 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 50,000 | 6.7333 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 52,193 | 6.7850 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 54,319 | 6.7229 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 80,876 | 6.7832 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Short | 249,250 | 6.7489 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” |
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” |
None
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 19 October 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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