Form 8.3 - Entain plc

Form 8.3 - Entain plc

BARCLAYS PLC

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				ENTAIN 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:				28 September 2021
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				DRAFTKINGS INC

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:			EUR 0.01 ordinary
			Interests		Short Positions
			Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:		11,188,100	1.91%	5,385,435	0.92%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			4,994,591	0.85%	8,893,784	1.52%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		16,182,691	2.76%	14,279,219	2.44%

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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
ADR		Purchase		770		29.5000 USD
ADR		Sale		770		29.5000 USD
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		14		21.7000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		15		22.0820 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		31		21.8219 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		33		21.8721 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		33		21.7121 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		35		21.7750 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		48		21.6167 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		49		21.5822 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		67		21.6982 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		116		21.6300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		125		21.6200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		126		21.9600 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		133		21.6911 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		135		21.7700 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		140		21.7400 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		206		21.7480 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		228		21.7168 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		242		21.7206 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		257		21.6854 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		292		21.5757 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		350		21.7300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		395		21.5958 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		418		21.9700 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		418		21.9678 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		533		21.8326 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		633		21.6403 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		687		21.7826 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		739		21.6622 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		819		21.8029 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		824		21.6957 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		867		21.8000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		938		21.5089 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		944		21.7372 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,108		21.7561 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,130		21.7248 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,303		21.5906 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,683		21.7029 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,762		21.7468 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,929		21.8064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,088		21.7900 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,287		21.7106 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,537		21.7342 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,708		21.8106 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,791		21.5100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		3,003		21.8334 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		3,843		21.6995 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,013		21.7877 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,109		21.6094 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,128		21.7423 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,255		21.7912 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,455		21.8603 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,568		21.6577 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,577		21.5947 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,610		21.7011 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		7,796		21.7244 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		9,881		21.6947 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		10,000		21.6269 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		11,428		21.8937 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		15,370		21.7661 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		16,329		21.8063 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		17,000		21.7485 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		22,465		21.6290 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		27,040		21.6820 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		33,176		21.6203 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		36,466		21.8575 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		50,000		21.7230 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		88,500		21.9092 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		100,000		21.6616 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		137,765		21.5715 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		29		21.5600 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		41		21.7358 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		77		21.7997 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		90		21.9097 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		116		21.6300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		126		21.9600 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		139		21.6000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		139		21.7200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		164		21.5121 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		166		21.6738 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		183		21.8340 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		204		21.8611 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		211		21.9267 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		296		21.7217 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		339		21.7000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		369		21.8391 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		410		21.8235 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		413		21.6324 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		418		21.9700 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		418		21.9706 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		490		21.5981 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		501		21.6457 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		543		21.7214 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		622		21.9091 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		666		21.9050 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		684		21.6670 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		689		21.7112 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		816		21.6266 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		927		21.7470 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		929		21.6519 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		966		21.6174 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		968		21.8236 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,447		21.6982 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,694		21.8477 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,704		21.6833 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,445		21.7134 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,725		21.7317 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,809		21.5179 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,849		21.9100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,000		21.7216 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,678		21.6814 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		4,597		21.9034 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		4,771		21.7438 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		6,913		21.6450 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		7,161		21.7161 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		9,120		21.7045 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		9,926		21.6791 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		10,000		21.6904 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		10,117		21.7402 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		10,199		21.7643 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,003		21.5654 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,833		21.8677 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		12,325		21.5100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		18,214		21.7316 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		25,451		21.9116 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		26,343		21.7601 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		30,972		21.6200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		36,040		21.9146 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		57,004		21.6952 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		59,745		21.8277 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		65,855		21.7291 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		35	21.8077 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		41	21.7360 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		77	21.7996 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		90	21.9097 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		100	21.5578 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		116	21.6300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		166	21.6738 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		183	21.8340 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		369	21.8391 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		410	21.8235 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		490	21.5981 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		684	21.6670 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		929	21.6518 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		966	21.6174 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,809	21.5179 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,102	21.5089 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		4,443	21.5888 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		13,512	21.7833 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		28,143	21.7321 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		30,847	21.6200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		59,522	21.7436 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		15	22.0814 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		33	21.7121 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		33	21.8721 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		45	21.5637 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		48	21.6167 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		49	21.5821 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		67	21.6981 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		74	21.5577 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		133	21.6911 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		206	21.7480 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		228	21.8000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		379	22.0006 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		480	21.6902 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		770	21.7531 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,415	21.5101 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		4,568	21.6577 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,925	21.7008 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		9,401	21.6949 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		10,000	21.6269 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		15,370	21.7661 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		17,235	21.6755 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		18,700	21.6880 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		27,810	21.5100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		33,176	21.6203 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		36,466	21.8575 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		50,000	21.7230 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		84,825	21.5371 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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(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)

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

(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

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				29 Sep 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 [phone].

*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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