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Form 8.3 - William Hill plc

9th Mar 2021 09:36

RNS Number : 6314R
Societe Generale SA
09 March 2021
 

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

William Hill 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

08/03/2021

(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:

57,658,622

5.49

5,704

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

46,804,877

4.45

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

57,658,622

5.49

46,810,581

4.45

 

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

1,106

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

530

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

2,566

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

3,767

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

1,725

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

744

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

2,040

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,724

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

2,693

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

859

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

10,874

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

1,491

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,120

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

2,025

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

285

2.709

Ordinary

Purchase

532

2.709

Ordinary

Purchase

9,599

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

1,149

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

2,069

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

3,888

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

3,110

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

7,069

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,843

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,733

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

220

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

2,500

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

2,014

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

2,923

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

369

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

13,276

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

4,240

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

5,918

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

12,722

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

4,650

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

5,324

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

11,101

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

87,291

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

7,118

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

6,574

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

4,583

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

3,385

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

12,492

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

44

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

6,839

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

225

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

30,480

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

52

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

467

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

410

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

810

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

989

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

231

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

735

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,136

2.709

Ordinary

Purchase

323

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

500

2.712

Ordinary

Purchase

179

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

768

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

500

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,589

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

624

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

358

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

410

2.711

Ordinary

Purchase

1,752

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

1,589

2.709

Ordinary

Purchase

3,186

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

3,185

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

3,185

2.71

Ordinary

Purchase

17,315

2.7095592

Ordinary

Purchase

44

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

835

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

2

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

752

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

686

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

903

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

23

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

6,574

2.712

Ordinary

Sale

21

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

58

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,998

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,394

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

2,317

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

1,394

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

955

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

495

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

60

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

72

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

949

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,290

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

964

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,512

2.7109987

Ordinary

Sale

985

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

604

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

517

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

126

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

1,216

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,494

2.708

Ordinary

Sale

1,536

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

2

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

2

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

53

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

2

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,322

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

995

2.7105

Ordinary

Sale

541

2.7095

Ordinary

Sale

1,553

2.7105

Ordinary

Sale

8,613

2.708

Ordinary

Sale

629

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

733

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

7,252

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

2,417

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

1,924

2.709

Ordinary

Sale

245

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

1,393

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

718

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,130

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

283

2.71

Ordinary

Sale

1,015

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

321

2.711

Ordinary

Sale

5,324

2.712

Ordinary

Sale

211,573

2.7099285

Ordinary

Sale

44

2.711

 

Total Purchases

332,666

 

 

Total Sales

312,530

 

 

 

(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

17,315

2.7095592

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

211,573

2.7099285

 

(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:

09/03/2021

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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