4th Nov 2021 15:49
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made on 22 October for dealings on 18 October has been updated. Section 2(a) has been updated.
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | PLAYTECH PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | ARISTOCRAT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED) |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 18 October 2021 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
Ordinary NPV | Purchases | 6,948,596 | 6.8121 GBP | 6.6500 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | Sales | 6,013,264 | 6.8350 GBP | 6.6550 GBP |
(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 |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 520 | 6.6508 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,213 | 6.6533 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 11,961 | 6.6615 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 9,648 | 6.6733 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4,184 | 6.6733 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 21,286 | 6.6772 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 42,572 | 6.6797 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 300 | 6.6814 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,087 | 6.6893 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 300,000 | 6.6899 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 8,514 | 6.6997 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 1,174 | 6.7038 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 4,077 | 6.7061 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 43,419 | 6.7099 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 18,829 | 6.7099 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 579 | 6.7109 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 8,299 | 6.7136 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 71,701 | 6.7162 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 33,924 | 6.7190 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 12,100 | 6.7202 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 49,714 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 101,444 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 22,502 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,715 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 161,871 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,626 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,082 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 7,180 | 6.7293 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 900 | 6.7300 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,324 | 6.7332 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 63,608 | 6.7360 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 7,006 | 6.7380 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,755 | 6.7381 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 38,494 | 6.7381 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 9,906 | 6.7381 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 2,532 | 6.7381 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 182,059 | 6.7381 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 9,648 | 6.7382 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4,184 | 6.7382 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 16,214 | 6.7392 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 89,818 | 6.7392 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 23,114 | 6.7392 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,911 | 6.7392 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,762 | 6.7392 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 350,000 | 6.7399 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 168 | 6.7400 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 60,000 | 6.7400 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 14,479 | 6.7439 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 115,574 | 6.7439 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 449,086 | 6.7439 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 43,810 | 6.7439 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 29,553 | 6.7439 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 13,594 | 6.7448 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 13,048 | 6.7455 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 60,000 | 6.7504 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 38,595 | 6.7509 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 16,737 | 6.7509 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 57,893 | 6.7538 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 20,211 | 6.7573 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 758 | 6.7573 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 430,824 | 6.7573 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,227 | 6.7573 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 2,147 | 6.7616 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 41,706 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 33,949 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 25,000 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 687 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 150,253 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 165,352 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 250,302 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 315,162 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 49,302 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 381,275 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 242,940 | 6.7660 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 626 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,683 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 637,593 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 129,594 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,528 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 12,643 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,651 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 422 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 6,416 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 33,351 | 6.7689 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 8,514 | 6.7697 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 72,187 | 6.7705 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a long position | 109,233 | 6.7707 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 20,059 | 6.7709 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 65,652 | 6.7709 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,839 | 6.7756 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 15,401 | 6.7790 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 84 | 6.7800 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 25,216 | 6.7821 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 51,324 | 6.7823 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 13,208 | 6.7823 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 5,006 | 6.7823 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,377 | 6.7823 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 12,608 | 6.7835 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 34,797 | 6.7839 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 174,885 | 6.7850 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 9,694 | 6.7857 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 522 | 6.7873 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,266 | 6.7873 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 711 | 6.7882 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a short position | 54,858 | 6.7882 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 5,346 | 6.7883 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 26,642 | 6.7897 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 288 | 6.7901 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 285 | 6.7950 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,464 | 6.7955 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 1,651 | 6.7978 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,683 | 6.7978 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 422 | 6.7978 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,416 | 6.7978 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 626 | 6.7978 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Increasing a short position | 11,494 | 6.8121 GBP |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Opening a long position | 5,424 | 9.2946 USD |
Ordinary NPV | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5,424 | 9.3083 USD |
Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 576 | 9.3092 USD |
(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) |
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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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
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| Date of disclosure: | 04 November 2021 |
| Contact name: | Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq |
| Telephone number: | +44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]. 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.
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