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Form 8.3 - GAMESYS GROUP PLC
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 GAMESYS GROUP 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: 16 April 2021
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
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: 10p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,215,691 1.11% 49,963 0.05%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
28,488 0.03% 840,572 0.77%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,244,179 1.14% 890,535 0.81%
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
10p ordinary Purchase 64 19.4100 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 112 19.4300 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 112 19.3600 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 112 19.4000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 113 19.3800 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 144 19.2000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 146 19.3450 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 153 19.3050 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 162 19.4175 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 283 19.2600 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 334 19.2550 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 440 19.4190 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 635 19.2350 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 929 19.2742 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,215 19.2475 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,316 19.3700 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,740 19.2770 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,950 19.3000 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,975 19.2400 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 1,988 19.2787 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 6,298 19.2722 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,166 19.2640 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 7,819 19.2992 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 13,001 19.2845 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 17,724 19.3419 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 39,989 19.3094 GBP
10p ordinary Purchase 564,620 19.2608 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 23 19.4100 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 112 19.3600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 112 19.4300 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 113 19.3800 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 113 19.3000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 146 19.3450 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 153 19.3050 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 283 19.2600 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 334 19.2550 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 385 19.4200 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 521 19.4000 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 635 19.2350 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 962 19.3709 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 1,975 19.2400 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,000 19.4050 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,074 19.3700 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,187 19.2591 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,210 19.2829 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,528 19.3377 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 2,730 19.3710 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 3,209 19.4026 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 5,318 19.2597 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 6,630 19.2713 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 8,240 19.2992 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 10,180 19.3283 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 43,458 19.2972 GBP
10p ordinary Sale 536,857 19.2575 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
10p ordinary SWAP Long 2,187 19.2591 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Long 2,511 19.2513 GBP
10p ordinary CFD Short 1,416 19.3026 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,709 19.3189 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 3,851 19.3701 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 10,632 19.2884 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 11,580 19.2861 GBP
10p ordinary SWAP Short 13,873 19.3341 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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, 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: 19 Apr 2021
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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