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: 22 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:

8,635,146

2.82%

5,911,335

1.93%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

5,659,462

1.85%

8,020,994

2.62%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

14,294,608

4.67%

13,932,329

4.55%

 

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

288

6.7375 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

294

6.7200 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

309

6.7325 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

325

6.7250 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

619

6.7224 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

1,238

6.7387 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

1,555

6.7270 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

1,873

6.7342 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,489

6.7366 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,733

6.7340 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

2,750

6.7380 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

3,284

6.7319 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

4,127

6.7298 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

4,465

6.7370 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

4,630

6.7378 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

4,632

6.7344 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

6,502

6.7332 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

6,762

6.7275 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

7,619

6.7300 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

7,931

6.7368 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

9,088

6.7400 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

11,539

6.7273 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

11,722

6.7304 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

12,503

6.7350 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

13,506

6.7283 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

16,250

6.7381 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

22,948

6.7264 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

42,684

6.7367 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

43,593

6.7333 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Purchase

49,250

6.7308 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

294

6.7200 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

316

6.7290 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

538

6.7325 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

565

6.7275 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

587

6.7250 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

660

6.7308 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

945

6.7265 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,504

6.7237 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

1,840

6.7293 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,000

6.7350 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,607

6.7334 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,755

6.7221 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

2,838

6.7300 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

3,805

6.7274 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

4,178

6.7289 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

4,516

6.7270 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

7,378

6.7306 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

8,428

6.7243 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

9,579

6.7338 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

10,602

6.7302 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

28,476

6.7346 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

31,457

6.7326 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

49,138

6.7310 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

55,988

6.7282 GBP

Ordinary NPV

Sale

67,859

6.7384 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

492

6.7291 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

625

6.7299 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

660

6.7308 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

1,007

6.7339 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Long

1,042

6.7294 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

1,531

6.7371 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Long

2,782

6.7289 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

3,399

6.7261 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

9,988

6.7346 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

14,127

6.7282 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Long

15,147

6.7343 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Long

49,138

6.7310 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

1,629

6.7245 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

2,210

6.7224 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

2,216

6.7322 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

2,500

6.7383 GBP

Ordinary NPV

CFD

Short

5,659

6.7389 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

7,538

6.7300 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

15,000

6.7350 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

28,402

6.7337 GBP

Ordinary NPV

SWAP

Short

32,915

6.7331 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:

25 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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