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Form 8.3 - William Hill plc

2nd Oct 2020 09:28

RNS Number : 9447A
Societe Generale SA
02 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

01/10/2020

(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:

23,347,279

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:

23,347,279

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

1,282

2.765

Ordinary

Purchase

710

2.765

Ordinary

Purchase

20

2.785

Ordinary

Purchase

750

2.786

Ordinary

Purchase

1,923

2.786

Ordinary

Purchase

1,149

2.775

Ordinary

Purchase

1,196

2.776

Ordinary

Purchase

2,064

2.776

Ordinary

Purchase

1,963

2.776

Ordinary

Purchase

710

2.776

Ordinary

Purchase

647

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

3,071

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

710

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

750

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

868

2.783

Ordinary

Purchase

1,822

2.783

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

2.785

Ordinary

Purchase

56

2.787

Ordinary

Purchase

768

2.787

Ordinary

Purchase

998

2.787

Ordinary

Purchase

6,326

2.768

Ordinary

Purchase

1,485

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

919

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

710

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

750

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

867

2.779

Ordinary

Purchase

5,343

2.789

Ordinary

Purchase

2,500

2.789

Ordinary

Purchase

25

2.79

Ordinary

Purchase

5,500

2.79

Ordinary

Purchase

1,800

2.79

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

2.775

Ordinary

Purchase

5,000

2.789

Ordinary

Purchase

1,888

2.789

Ordinary

Purchase

953

2.791

Ordinary

Purchase

282

2.765

Ordinary

Purchase

1,133

2.765

Ordinary

Purchase

710

2.765

Ordinary

Purchase

1,899

2.791

Ordinary

Purchase

3,242

2.775

Ordinary

Purchase

150

2.764

Ordinary

Purchase

750

2.765

Ordinary

Purchase

672

2.78

Ordinary

Purchase

866

2.78

Ordinary

Purchase

883

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

1,080

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

7

2.775

Ordinary

Purchase

782

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

404

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

12,082

2.775

Ordinary

Purchase

1,202

2.776

Ordinary

Purchase

983

2.766

Ordinary

Purchase

1,368

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

177

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

355

2.769

Ordinary

Purchase

1,222

2.79

Ordinary

Purchase

1,034

2.775

Ordinary

Purchase

219

2.775

Ordinary

Sale

1,267

2.761

Ordinary

Sale

1,809

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

422

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

2,161

2.761

Ordinary

Sale

82

2.761

Ordinary

Sale

1,548

2.773

Ordinary

Sale

18,269

2.759

Ordinary

Sale

2,255

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

4,188

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

1,259

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

2,985

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

478

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

350

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

2.759

Ordinary

Sale

1,243

2.759

Ordinary

Sale

1,493

2.762

Ordinary

Sale

4,218

2.77

Ordinary

Sale

1,653

2.766

Ordinary

Sale

980

2.766

Ordinary

Sale

841

2.766

Ordinary

Sale

1,606

2.761

Ordinary

Sale

750

2.763

Ordinary

Sale

1,305

2.763

Ordinary

Sale

32,545

2.805

Ordinary

Sale

1,093

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

2,435

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

783

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

2,205

2.761

Ordinary

Sale

244

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

529

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

330

2.76

Ordinary

Sale

3,727

2.759

Total Purchases

97,025

Total Sales

97,053

 

 

(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

 

(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:

02/10/2020

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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