Last checked at 17 Feb 2022 12:10
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | PLAYTECH PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 16 February 2022 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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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 NPV | |||||
Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: | 4,942,148 | 1.61% | 3,940,228 | 1.29% | ||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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3,884,047 | 1.27% | 4,588,205 | 1.50% | |||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
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| TOTAL: | 8,826,195 | 2.88% | 8,528,433 | 2.78% | ||
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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: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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 | Purchase/sale |
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| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 45 | 6.6025 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 584 | 6.5062 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 664 | 6.6800 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,064 | 6.5745 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,355 | 6.5550 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,421 | 6.5500 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,627 | 6.5571 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 1,900 | 6.4950 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,517 | 6.5514 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 3,758 | 6.5489 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 4,020 | 6.4752 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 5,439 | 6.5022 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 8,251 | 6.4848 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 17,642 | 6.5912 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 28,162 | 6.5033 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 32,959 | 6.6014 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 37,331 | 6.5768 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 47,807 | 6.5387 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 55,970 | 6.6655 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 73,614 | 6.6900 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Purchase | 126,087 | 6.5345 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 45 | 6.6031 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 664 | 6.6800 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 930 | 6.5126 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 968 | 6.5029 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,051 | 6.5183 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,378 | 6.5024 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,421 | 6.5500 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,760 | 6.5188 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 1,900 | 6.4950 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 2,815 | 6.5074 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 3,926 | 6.5553 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 4,997 | 6.5123 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 5,830 | 6.5227 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 7,835 | 6.5398 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 20,198 | 6.5849 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 31,874 | 6.5658 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 53,733 | 6.5266 GBP | ||||
| Ordinary NPV | Sale | 388,181 | 6.5912 GBP | ||||
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 1,051 | 6.5183 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 1,378 | 6.5024 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 4,724 | 6.5392 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 7,363 | 6.5087 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 11,731 | 6.5035 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Long | 16,815 | 6.5544 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 20,198 | 6.5849 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 31,874 | 6.5658 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Long | 35,888 | 6.5210 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | CFD | Short | 4,622 | 6.5508 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 8,873 | 6.5305 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 19,238 | 6.5560 GBP | |||
| Ordinary NPV | SWAP | Short | 21,523 | 6.5291 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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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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” |
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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 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” |
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 17 Feb 2022 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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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