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Form 8.3 - Playtech plc

17th Feb 2022 11:23

RNS Number : 0299C
Societe Generale SA
17 February 2022
 

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:

Société Générale S.A.

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Playtech plc

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

16/02/2022

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

NO

 

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

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

5,979,021

1.95

7,676

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

0

0.00

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

5,979,021

1.95

7,676

0.00

 

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 security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

Purchase

1,476

6.555

Ordinary

Purchase

5,230

6.555

Ordinary

Purchase

14,095

6.555

Ordinary

Purchase

4,011

6.555

Ordinary

Purchase

582

6.495

Ordinary

Purchase

683

6.535

Ordinary

Purchase

651

6.505

Ordinary

Purchase

108

6.525

Ordinary

Purchase

651

6.5

Ordinary

Purchase

651

6.515

Ordinary

Purchase

643

6.5

Ordinary

Purchase

651

6.51

Ordinary

Purchase

309

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

412

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

169

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

151

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

83

6.505

Ordinary

Purchase

207

6.505

Ordinary

Purchase

1,168

6.465

Ordinary

Purchase

654

6.515

Ordinary

Purchase

751

6.62

Ordinary

Purchase

133

6.465

Ordinary

Purchase

650

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

1,134

6.435

Ordinary

Purchase

500

6.43

Ordinary

Purchase

549

6.49

Ordinary

Purchase

283

6.485

Ordinary

Purchase

436

6.485

Ordinary

Purchase

719

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

170

6.49

Ordinary

Purchase

719

6.465

Ordinary

Purchase

669

6.51

Ordinary

Purchase

751

6.67

Ordinary

Purchase

652

6.435

Ordinary

Purchase

666

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

719

6.44

Ordinary

Purchase

52

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

718

6.455

Ordinary

Purchase

57

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

500

6.425

Ordinary

Purchase

660

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

717

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

172

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

828

6.515

Ordinary

Purchase

654

6.515

Ordinary

Purchase

650

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

689

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

689

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

689

6.45

Ordinary

Purchase

750

6.665

Ordinary

Purchase

362

6.465

Ordinary

Purchase

750

6.67

Ordinary

Purchase

152

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

477

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

24

6.48

Ordinary

Purchase

691

6.48

Ordinary

Purchase

623

6.525

Ordinary

Purchase

623

6.52

Ordinary

Purchase

18

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

693

6.49

Ordinary

Purchase

171

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

646

6.505

Ordinary

Purchase

706

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

717

6.465

Ordinary

Purchase

192

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

264

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

717

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

95

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

166

6.46

Ordinary

Purchase

686

6.475

Ordinary

Purchase

515

6.47

Ordinary

Purchase

753

6.6

Ordinary

Purchase

1,039

6.5

Ordinary

Purchase

100

6.495

Ordinary

Purchase

980

6.505

Ordinary

Purchase

900

6.495

Ordinary

Purchase

861

6.495

Ordinary

Purchase

18

6.495

Ordinary

Purchase

567

6.5

Ordinary

Purchase

154

6.5

Ordinary

Sale

768

6.53

Ordinary

Sale

151

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

769

6.67

Ordinary

Sale

120

6.665

Ordinary

Sale

629

6.52

Ordinary

Sale

595

6.53

Ordinary

Sale

602

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

592

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

243

6.665

Ordinary

Sale

776

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

636

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

630

6.525

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

775

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

726

6.515

Ordinary

Sale

384

6.6

Ordinary

Sale

240

6.6

Ordinary

Sale

655

6.47

Ordinary

Sale

772

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

655

6.465

Ordinary

Sale

655

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

139

6.47

Ordinary

Sale

612

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

242

6.5

Ordinary

Sale

718

6.47

Ordinary

Sale

718

6.465

Ordinary

Sale

489

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

641

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

613

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

132

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

345

6.5

Ordinary

Sale

586

6.495

Ordinary

Sale

692

6.69

Ordinary

Sale

283

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

689

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

598

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

689

6.445

Ordinary

Sale

689

6.45

Ordinary

Sale

692

6.47

Ordinary

Sale

775

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

692

6.465

Ordinary

Sale

479

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.68

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.53

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.53

Ordinary

Sale

594

6.55

Ordinary

Sale

800

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

800

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

3,723

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

413

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

259

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

343

6.545

Ordinary

Sale

308

6.5

Ordinary

Sale

800

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

347

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

276

6.685

Ordinary

Sale

210

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

166

6.685

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

717

6.69

Ordinary

Sale

500

6.605

Ordinary

Sale

291

6.495

Ordinary

Sale

99

6.495

Ordinary

Sale

231

6.495

Ordinary

Sale

535

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

520

6.55

Ordinary

Sale

93

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

444

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

16

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

417

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

116

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

562

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

527

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

534

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

2

6.55

Ordinary

Sale

269

6.55

Ordinary

Sale

249

6.55

Ordinary

Sale

9

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

524

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

1,496

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

188

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

24

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

305

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

427

6.67

Ordinary

Sale

523

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

69

6.695

Ordinary

Sale

425

6.695

Ordinary

Sale

436

6.53

Ordinary

Sale

520

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

537

6.485

Ordinary

Sale

1,199

6.54

Ordinary

Sale

519

6.55

Ordinary

Sale

371

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

439

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

55

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

111

6.455

Ordinary

Sale

332

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

74

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

147

6.475

Ordinary

Sale

543

6.49

Ordinary

Sale

765

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

439

6.535

Ordinary

Sale

1,296

6.535

Total Purchases

64,571

Total Sales

52,820

 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

900

6.495

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

861

6.495

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

18

6.495

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

567

6.5

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

154

6.5

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

765

6.535

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

439

6.535

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,296

6.535

 

(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

GBP

 

(ii) Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

 

 

 

(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) GBP

 

 

 

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"

 

 

 

(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"

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

17/02/2022

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number*:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

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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