REG - BNP Paribas London Entain PLC - Form 8.3 - Entain Plc

EntainAnnouncement

30/09/2021 13:55

RNS Number : 5931N
  
BNP Paribas London
  
30 September 2021
  
 

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:
 


BNP Paribas SA




 (b)  Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
       The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


 




 (c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
       Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


Entain plc




 (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:
       For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure


29/09/2021




 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? 
       If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


Yes: 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 (IM00B5VQMV65)



 



 
 


Interests
 


Short Positions
 



 







Number


%


Number


%




  (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


1,169,396


    .20


            -685,791


   -.12




  (2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


 


 


 


 




  (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:


 


 


 


 




       TOTAL:


1,169,396


    .20


            -685,791


   -.12



 



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
security


Purchase/sale


Number of
securities


Price per unit




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


301


21.5700 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


521


21.6101 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


755


21.6200 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


232


21.6300 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1645


21.6415 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1645


21.6415 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


3091


21.6500 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


110


21.6550 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


40


21.6600 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


141


21.6850 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


9


21.6900 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


196


21.7100 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


7


22.1200 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-350


21.6100 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-521


21.6101 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-521


21.6101 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-47


21.6300 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-368


21.6400 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-1645


21.6415 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-8399


21.6500 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-129


21.6600 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-37


21.6700 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-236


21.6900 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-39


21.7100 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-214


21.7300 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-40


21.7400 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-63


21.7500 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-140


21.7700 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-777


21.8000 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-167


21.8100 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-786


21.8200 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-148


21.8300 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-3


21.8900 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-231


21.9000 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-124


21.9200 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-114


21.9300 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-115


21.9500  GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-53


21.9600 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-37


21.9700 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-3


21.9800 GBP 




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-467


22.0000 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-731


22.0100 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-1623


22.0200 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-153


22.0300 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-186


22.0600 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-85


22.1100 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-179


22.1400 GBP




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-797


22.1500 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 
references
securities


Price per
unit




 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 



 



(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)




 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 



 



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"




  
  
  



 



(b)


Indemnity and other dealing arrangements







 



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"




  
  
  



 



(c)


Attachments







 



Is a supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
 


No



 
 



Date of Disclosure:
 


     30/09/2021




Contact Name
 


     Compliance Control Room




Telephone Number:
 


     0207 595 9695



 



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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