FORM 8.3 – PLAYTECH PLC

FORM 8.3 – PLAYTECH 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 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: 21 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

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

8,709,388

2.84%

5,984,232

1.95%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

5,729,482

1.87%

8,092,883

2.64%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

14,438,870

4.71%

14,077,115

4.60%

 

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

 

 

 

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

301

6.7350 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

356

6.7425 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

865

6.7383 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

1,318

6.7370 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

1,476

6.7412 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,421

6.7417 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,574

6.7423 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,676

6.7525 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,791

6.7300 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

3,868

6.7411 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

3,900

6.7484 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

5,000

6.7600 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

5,843

6.7400 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

6,350

6.7366 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

7,020

6.7384 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

7,391

6.7445 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

8,626

6.7446 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

8,843

6.7426 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

9,260

6.7469 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

9,554

6.7500 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

9,860

6.7465 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

10,326

6.7000 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

10,770

6.7330 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

11,606

6.7424 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

13,018

6.7495 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

18,943

6.7455 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

21,533

6.7490 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

23,688

6.7473 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

29,006

6.7367 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

41,120

6.7456 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

49,824

6.7485 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

298,684

6.7480 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

121

6.7556 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

201

6.7300 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,589

6.7350 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,628

6.7408 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,844

6.7454 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,518

6.7338 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

6,319

6.7325 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

6,912

6.7500 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

7,474

6.7359 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

14,812

6.7503 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

28,925

6.7508 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

61,122

6.7458 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

105,678

6.7437 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

427,093

6.7468 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

88

6.7394 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

193

6.7499 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

997

6.7441 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

1,148

6.7019 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Long

3,455

6.7489 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

6,133

6.7418 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

17,666

6.7388 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

20,830

6.7392 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

31,609

6.7500 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

32,960

6.7406 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Long

61,122

6.7458 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

52

6.7505 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

77

6.7550 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

152

6.7533 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Short

813

6.7411 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

3,172

6.7416 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

3,748

6.7482 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

4,733

6.7500 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

10,326

6.7000 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Short

11,148

6.7496 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

28,402

6.7450 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

32,920

6.7452 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

43,133

6.7410 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:

22 Oct 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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