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REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - ENTAIN PLC

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Form 8.3 - ENTAIN 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                       ENTAIN 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:                             30 September 2021  
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  YES:               
      disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?            DRAFTKINGS INC     


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:                                    EUR 0.01 ordinary                            
                                                                Interests              Short Positions       
                                                                Number      (%)        Number      (%)       
 (1)             Relevant securities owned                                                                   
                 and/or controlled:                             11,458,547  1.96%      5,376,298   0.92%     
                                                                                                             
 (2)             Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                   
                                                                4,993,649   0.85%      9,180,647   1.57%     
                                                                                                             
 (3)             Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                               
                 and agreements to purchase/sell:               0           0.00%      0           0.00%     
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
                 TOTAL:                                         16,452,196  2.81%      14,556,945  2.49%     
                                                                                                             


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                  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       2           21.4417 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       34          21.5447 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       60          21.4257 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       96          21.3900 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       113         21.3124 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       177         21.6600 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       177         21.5300 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       200         21.5400 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       201         21.4500 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       201         21.6200 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       201         21.5800 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       201         21.6500 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       203         21.4300 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       234         21.6000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       240         21.3753 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       242         21.5936 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       252         21.4157 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       281         21.6839 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       313         21.3600 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       318         21.5122 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       354         21.3800 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       358         21.6054 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       407         21.3616 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       431         21.8000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       434         21.5000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       451         21.4100 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       469         21.5858 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       617         21.3300 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       696         21.3500 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       727         21.3734 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       828         21.7593 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       828         21.7600 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       908         21.3400 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,000       21.6348 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,060       21.4193 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,129       21.5700 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,271       21.5802 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,472       21.3480 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,491       21.5721 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,592       21.3089 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,670       21.5481 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       1,985       21.6061 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       2,100       21.4900 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       2,219       21.4908 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       2,612       21.3981 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       2,619       21.4189 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       2,647       21.4280 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       3,354       21.4565 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       3,385       21.6038 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       3,653       21.5242 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       4,896       21.3014 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       5,243       21.4073 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       8,500       21.3602 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       9,152       21.3198 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       10,000      21.3215 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       10,000      21.3503 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       12,234      21.5483 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       14,141      21.4668 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       19,097      21.5859 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       19,862      21.5648 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       31,222      21.3884 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       50,693      21.3000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       78,598      21.4716 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       100,000     21.7782 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Purchase       133,203     21.3641 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           29          21.3734 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           76          21.7122 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           80          21.4498 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           154         21.3592 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           174         21.2800 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           177         21.6600 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           177         21.5300 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           200         21.5400 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           201         21.5800 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           201         21.4500 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           201         21.6500 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           201         21.6200 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           203         21.4300 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           239         21.4584 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           269         21.3400 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           277         21.5132 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           313         21.3600 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           354         21.3800 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           431         21.8000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           434         21.5000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           451         21.4100 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           457         21.6000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           515         21.3257 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           586         21.3676 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           603         21.9256 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           617         21.3300 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           675         21.9486 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           696         21.3500 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           791         21.5583 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           828         21.7600 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           845         21.5614 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           847         21.5186 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           866         21.3887 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           906         21.4006 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           940         21.5700 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,095       21.6034 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,178       21.5810 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,342       21.4900 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,361       21.5872 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,361       21.4575 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,383       21.3021 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,460       21.8501 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,537       21.4998 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,765       21.4686 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,886       21.3470 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           1,915       21.5029 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           2,093       21.6876 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           2,136       21.4293 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           2,224       21.5927 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           2,514       21.3042 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           2,805       21.5895 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           3,049       21.4097 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           3,172       21.5854 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           3,323       21.3900 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           3,354       21.6579 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           3,727       21.5019 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           4,012       21.5478 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           4,520       21.4469 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           4,611       21.3599 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           5,114       21.4880 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           5,114       21.4186 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           5,135       21.4289 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           5,261       21.3798 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           6,466       21.6110 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           6,744       21.6275 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           6,778       21.5116 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           10,182      21.4987 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           11,739      21.3103 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           14,671      21.4266 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           15,399      21.4636 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           16,432      21.6920 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           17,113      21.3426 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           24,300      21.4529 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           32,469      21.3453 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           35,809      21.3000 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           38,308      21.5784 GBP     
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  Sale           107,366     21.6242 GBP     


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of           Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per    
 relevant           description                     reference   unit         
 security                                           securities               
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               29          21.3733 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               76          21.7122 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               80          21.4498 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               154         21.3593 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               515         21.3257 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               603         21.9256 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               675         21.9486 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,006       21.5800 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  CFD          Long               1,161       21.3471 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,361       21.4575 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,361       21.5872 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               1,460       21.8501 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               2,093       21.6876 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               2,514       21.3042 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  CFD          Long               4,520       21.4469 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               14,139      21.7671 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               15,434      21.3000 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               17,113      21.3426 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               47,769      21.6327 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Long               48,567      21.7333 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              2           21.4431 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  CFD          Short              14          21.4257 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              34          21.5446 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  CFD          Short              46          21.4256 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              113         21.3124 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              163         21.3668 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              242         21.5936 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              281         21.6838 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              318         21.5122 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              358         21.6054 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              364         21.3385 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              469         21.5858 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              1,000       21.6370 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              1,060       21.4193 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              1,228       21.3002 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              1,726       21.5958 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              2,699       21.3010 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  CFD          Short              3,653       21.5242 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              4,896       21.3014 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              5,243       21.4073 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              8,500       21.3602 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              9,152       21.3198 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              10,000      21.3215 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              10,000      21.3503 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              14,000      21.5047 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              22,611      21.3000 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              42,345      21.4870 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              64,707      21.3033 GBP  
 EUR 0.01 ordinary  SWAP         Short              78,598      21.4716 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:                                         1 Oct 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
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk%2F&esheet=52502127&newsitemid=20211001005376&lan=en-US&anchor=www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk&index=1&md5=4367e8d8297a0e92071ec1019f4722a1)
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