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:				08 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:		11,495,991	1.96%	5,345,516	0.91%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			4,962,271	0.85%	9,254,540	1.58%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		16,458,262	2.81%	14,600,056	2.49%

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		94		29.2950 USD
ADR		Sale		94		29.2950 USD
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		21		21.4800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		24		21.5000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		27		21.3400 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		52		21.4700 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		80		21.2900 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		80		21.4300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		94		21.5200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		94		21.5400 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		107		21.5800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		132		21.5500 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		145		21.3800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		199		21.5493 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		238		21.5592 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		250		21.3993 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		274		21.5100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		307		21.5144 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		328		21.4000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		354		21.5627 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		414		21.5265 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		416		21.5600 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		682		21.4439 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		740		21.5287 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		741		21.4663 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		746		21.4281 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		857		21.5535 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		934		21.4391 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		980		21.5216 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,100		21.5263 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,201		21.5595 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,468		21.5443 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,865		21.4254 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,170		21.5405 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,536		21.5533 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		3,715		21.5300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,136		21.4100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,161		21.3454 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		5,698		21.4813 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		6,227		21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		10,536		21.3201 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		11,796		21.5335 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		12,000		21.4745 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		14,710		21.5508 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		101,957		21.3297 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		8		21.3187 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		13		21.5300 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		20		21.4210 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		36		21.4900 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		54		21.3671 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		83		21.3167 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		94		21.5400 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		94		21.5200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		107		21.5800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		132		21.5500 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		134		21.5100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		136		21.4100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		160		21.3621 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		164		21.4162 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		280		21.5069 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		285		21.5628 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		366		21.3365 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		450		21.4071 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		487		21.5403 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		578		21.4000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		636		21.4430 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		863		21.3612 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		929		21.4782 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		969		21.4311 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		983		21.4926 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,204		21.5018 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,021		21.4800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,155		21.4741 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,196		21.4333 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,512		21.4760 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3,730		21.3855 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		5,404		21.4759 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		5,581		21.3833 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		8,900		21.4721 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		10,509		21.3210 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		10,693		21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,100		21.4887 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,770		21.4985 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		21,668		21.4373 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		38,364		21.5426 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		Sale		90,628		21.3985 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		8	21.3186 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		19	21.3857 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		37	21.3745 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		164	21.4162 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		366	21.3365 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		567	21.4815 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		863	21.3612 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		3,711	21.3855 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		5,581	21.3833 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,900	21.4721 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		9,306	21.4799 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		11,100	21.4887 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		26,374	21.4266 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		39,163	21.3635 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		42,649	21.4215 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		132	21.5500 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		741	21.4663 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,572	21.4327 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		34,011	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		61,797	21.3196 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:				11 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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