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Form 8.3 - William Hill plc

1st Oct 2020 13:26

RNS Number : 8409A
Societe Generale SA
01 October 2020
 

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

30/09/2020

(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:

23,347,307

2.22

31,506

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

0

0.00

20,645,000

1.97

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

23,347,307

2.22

20,676,506

1.97

 

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

787

2.743

Ordinary

Purchase

106

2.747

Ordinary

Purchase

537

2.743

Ordinary

Purchase

329

2.743

Ordinary

Purchase

381

2.743

Ordinary

Purchase

784

2.747

Ordinary

Purchase

1,039

2.744

Ordinary

Purchase

518

2.747

Ordinary

Purchase

3,700

2.742

Ordinary

Purchase

2,100

2.744

Ordinary

Purchase

10,000

2.755

Ordinary

Purchase

750

2.746

Ordinary

Purchase

615

2.746

Ordinary

Purchase

838

2.743

Ordinary

Purchase

399

2.742

Ordinary

Purchase

750

2.743

Ordinary

Purchase

125,000

2.758756

Ordinary

Purchase

250,000

2.75067264

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,471

3.0005

Ordinary

Purchase

4,142

3.0288

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

Sale

38

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

9

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

551

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

667

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

102

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

359

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

796

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

718

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

688

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

1,092

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

688

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

32

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,581

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

721

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

767

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

388

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

842

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

101

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,028

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

693

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

346

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

721

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

729

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

348

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,396

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,299

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

349

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

72

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,929

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,897

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,133

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

106

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

931

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

289

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

698

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

768

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

650

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

3,542

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

747

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

2,386

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

731

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

937

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

618

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

2,617

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

671

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

283

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,309

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

2,143

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

675

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

1,025

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

729

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

1,177

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,010

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

721

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

783

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

504

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,308

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

762

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

703

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

1,284

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

665

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

1,349

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

701

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

737

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

320

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

15

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,926

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,489

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

372

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

761

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

2,639

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

2,453

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

3,290

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

5,782

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

377

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,029

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

3,010

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,594

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

851

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

695

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

776

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

76

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

146

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

47

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,243

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

222

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

859

2.736

Ordinary

Sale

1,349

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

560

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,853

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

969

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

732

2.748

Ordinary

Sale

1,011

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

390

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

814

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

892

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

62

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

710

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

695

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

462

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

1,209

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,371

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

679

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

14

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,101

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

236

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

265

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

294

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,987

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,328

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

511

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

712

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,215

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,921

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,642

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

678

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

1,060

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,454

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

728

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

554

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,246

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

854

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,782

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

2,090

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

698

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

746

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

181

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

2,253

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

244

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

3,092

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

149

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

268

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

382

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,298

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,059

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

759

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

1,338

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

1,287

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

919

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

2,231

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

2,447

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,960

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

703

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

955

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

410

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

2,927

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

216

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

546

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

856

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

669

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

2,096

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

739

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,282

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

1,503

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,520

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

1,313

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

449

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

1,596

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,589

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

973

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

844

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

54

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

912

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

2,189

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

694

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

428

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,971

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

2,380

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

1,907

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

2,329

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,932

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,224

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,246

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,269

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

2,226

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

2,181

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

858

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

639

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

254

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,383

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,309

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

782

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,528

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

610

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

966

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

2,575

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

687

2.748

Ordinary

Sale

1,461

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

357

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

858

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

711

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

352

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

829

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

775

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,509

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

229

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

917

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,788

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

1,452

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

440

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

246

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

1,995

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

2,293

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

173

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,052

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

837

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,058

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

919

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,827

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

734

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

20

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

841

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

710

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,237

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

867

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

368

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

676

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

2,326

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,046

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,571

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

285

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

944

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,529

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,874

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

466

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

582

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

823

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

673

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,701

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

2,290

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,206

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

906

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

14

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

23,616

2.78

Ordinary

Sale

7,008

2.78

Ordinary

Sale

847

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

80

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,559

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

37

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,929

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

964

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

837

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

2,239

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,040

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

825

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

357

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

412

2.734

Ordinary

Sale

800

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

1,438

2.735

Ordinary

Sale

910

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

2,447

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

2,547

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

585

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

533

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

704

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

894

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

1,587

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

347

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,744

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,102

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

153

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

2,111

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,261

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,115

2.736

Ordinary

Sale

5

2.736

Ordinary

Sale

907

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

1,271

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

239

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

295

2.736

Ordinary

Sale

1,217

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

500

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

668

2.751

Ordinary

Sale

401

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

297

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,649

2.733

Ordinary

Sale

109

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,163

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,419

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

912

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

689

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

710

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

1,655

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

990

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

670

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

1,471

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

2,889

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

936

2.738

Ordinary

Sale

1,701

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

677

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

478

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

187

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

740

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,493

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

696

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,042

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,300

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

560

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

871

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

891

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

2,128

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,472

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,286

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,990

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,770

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

320

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

761

2.736

Ordinary

Sale

1,143

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

108

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

565

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

729

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

795

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

62

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

566

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

930

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,397

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

383

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

1,252

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

666

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,169

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

439

2.751

Ordinary

Sale

2,773

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

1,314

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

1,266

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

50

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

75

2.737

Ordinary

Sale

851

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

924

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

465

2.755

Ordinary

Sale

400

2.755

Ordinary

Sale

903

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

55

2.739

Ordinary

Sale

47

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

52

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

13

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

1,112

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

141

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

75

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

235

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

116

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

14

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

42

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

23

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

79

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

592

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

18

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

692

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

5

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

925

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

534

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

39

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

14

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

52

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

19

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

52

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

96

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

18

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

222

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

489

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

714

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

39

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

19

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

91

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

550

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

58

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

46

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

85

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

36

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

40

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,838

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

890

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

25

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

14

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

12

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

976

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

653

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

104

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

706

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

889

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

1,402

2.74

Ordinary

Sale

89

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

45

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

120

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

63

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

665

2.747

Ordinary

Sale

355

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

86

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

200

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

222

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

609

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

25

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

71

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

40

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

85

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

48

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

26

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

800

2.741

Ordinary

Sale

425

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

35

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

494

2.75

Ordinary

Sale

110

2.75

Ordinary

Sale

62

2.75

Ordinary

Sale

61

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

116

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

580

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

63

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

90

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

33

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

969

2.743

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

187

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

106

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

29

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

120

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

593

2.746

Ordinary

Sale

431

2.742

Ordinary

Sale

886

2.749

Ordinary

Sale

1,799

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

266

2.745

Ordinary

Sale

574

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

104

2.744

Ordinary

Sale

624

2.745

Total Purchases

406,246

Total Sales

402,280

 

 

(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

Reducing a short position

368,113

2.74196612

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

125,000

2.75875600

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

250,000

2.75067300

 

(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:

01/10/2020

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.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.sss

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