BARCLAYS PLC: FORM 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC

TIDMPTEC TIDMBARC 
 
 

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 
     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 
     offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of 
     offeror/offeree: 
(e)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:                    26 October 2021 
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the          NO 
     discloser making 
     disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? 
 

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 
                                          Number      (%)    Number      (%) 
(1)   Relevant securities owned 
 and/or controlled:                       8,536,451   2.79%  5,850,122   1.91% 
 
(2)   Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                          5,616,737   1.83%  7,940,872   2.59% 
 
      Stock-settled derivatives 
(3)   (including options) 
 and agreements to purchase/sell:         0           0.00%  0           0.00% 
 
 
 TOTAL:                                   14,153,188  4.62%  13,790,994  4.50% 
 
 

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  Purchase/sale  Number of   Price per unit 
security                          securities 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       82          6.7283 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       2,495       6.7330 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       3,295       6.7275 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       3,385       6.7379 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       3,915       6.7309 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       6,034       6.7350 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       7,558       6.7306 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       10,739      6.7307 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       11,466      6.7293 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       19,584      6.7300 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       24,629      6.7250 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       28,208      6.7304 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Purchase       62,540      6.7317 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           54          6.7220 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           591         6.7312 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           1,466       6.7306 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           2,684       6.7269 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           3,295       6.7275 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           3,704       6.7250 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           8,867       6.7239 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           10,434      6.7350 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           11,665      6.7300 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           16,354      6.7303 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           17,912      6.7263 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           21,804      6.7307 GBP 
Ordinary NPV       Sale           34,125      6.7278 GBP 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of      Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant      description                     reference   unit 
security                                      securities 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               54          6.7219 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               453         6.7240 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               591         6.7312 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               778         6.7323 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               1,088       6.7249 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               1,143       6.7299 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               6,341       6.7300 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               6,839       6.7297 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               7,294       6.7303 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Long               18,727      6.7251 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  CFD          Long               21,804      6.7307 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              17          6.7283 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              65          6.7282 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              171         6.7355 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  CFD          Short              1,026       6.7360 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              1,766       6.7305 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              3,915       6.7309 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              9,554       6.7300 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  CFD          Short              15,948      6.7335 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              16,573      6.7297 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              27,480      6.7304 GBP 
Ordinary NPV  SWAP         Short              39,657      6.7322 GBP 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product      Writing,     Number of   Exercise  Type e.g.  Expiry  Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities  price     American,  date    money 
security  e.g. call    selling,     to which    per       European           paid/ 
          option       varying      option      unit      etc.               received 
                       etc.         relates                                  per 
                                                                             unit 
 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of        Product         Exercising/     Number of       Exercise price 
relevant        description     exercised       securities      per unit 
security        e.g. call       against 
                option 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant       Nature of dealing      Details  Price per unit (if 
security                e.g. subscription,              applicable) 
                        conversion 
 
 

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" 
 
 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" 
 
 None 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open 
Positions) attached?                   NO 
Date of disclosure:                    27 Oct 2021 
                                       Large Holdings Regulatory 
Contact name:                          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 [phone].

*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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