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:				05 October 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:		11,390,563	1.94%	5,367,392	0.92%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			4,981,312	0.85%	9,130,292	1.56%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		16,371,875	2.79%	14,497,684	2.47%

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		275		29.1747 USD
ADR		Sale		275		29.1747 USD
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		31		21.3300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		100		21.2300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		152		21.3788 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		161		21.3307 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		196		21.1800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		200		21.3935 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		201		21.4000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		265		21.2531 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		278		21.3279 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		286		21.3000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		312		21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		371		21.3937 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		427		21.2603 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		500		21.3644 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		550		21.3346 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		597		21.2818 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		688		21.3792 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		755		21.3453 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,008		21.3406 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,830		21.3768 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,906		21.2958 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,021		21.2767 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,035		21.3362 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		3,105		21.3322 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,324		21.3196 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		10,994		21.3791 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		17,620		21.3197 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		86,809		21.3182 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		12		21.2671 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		14		21.3050 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		29		21.3610 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		74		21.3653 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		100		21.2300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		144		21.3000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		150		21.2200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		176		21.2696 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		201		21.4000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		250		21.2000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		446		21.3176 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		616		21.2355 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		758		21.3871 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		938		21.2575 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		988		21.3677 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,000		21.4400 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,212		21.4099 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,318		21.3769 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,383		21.3339 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,384		21.3959 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,637		21.3021 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,215		21.3640 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,518		21.3164 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,000		21.3900 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,599		21.3523 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		5,010		21.3312 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		6,717		21.3569 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,728		21.3223 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		18,647		21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		19,000		21.2266 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		29,362		21.3492 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		5	21.3197 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		14	21.3050 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		24	21.3697 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		24	21.3698 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		50	21.2936 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		50	21.3632 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		663	21.3297 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		988	21.3677 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,318	21.3769 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,655	21.2461 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,788	21.3825 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,518	21.3164 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		3,278	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		5,194	21.3551 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		14,266	21.3581 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		19,000	21.2266 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		21,256	21.3354 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		186	21.3201 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		196	21.1800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		200	21.3935 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		275	21.3419 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		985	21.3286 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,500	21.3008 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,021	21.2767 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		2,919	21.3330 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		24,409	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		27,100	21.3122 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		31,962	21.3229 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:				6 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 [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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