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

EntainAnnouncement

06/10/2021 15:05

RNS Number : 2504O
  
BNP Paribas London
  
06 October 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


05/10/2021




 (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:


1,107,171


    .20


            -685,791


   -.12




  (2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


 


 


 


 




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


 


 


 


 




       TOTAL:


1,107,171


    .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


483


GBP 21.1900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


140


GBP 21.2200




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


880


GBP 21.2500




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


185


GBP 21.2900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


538


GBP 21.3100




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


750


GBP 21.3150




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


5857


GBP 21.3200




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


469


GBP 21.3250




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1589


GBP 21.3300




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


388


GBP 21.3400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1647


GBP 21.3500




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


571


GBP 21.3600




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1016


GBP 21.3650




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


752


GBP 21.3700




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


8039


GBP 21.3735




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


723


GBP 21.3800




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


253


GBP 21.3900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


651


GBP 21.4000




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1119


GBP 21.4100




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


351


GBP 21.4200




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


319


GBP 21.4300




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


426


GBP 21.4400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


100


GBP 21.4600




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


505


GBP 21.5000




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


400


GBP 21.5100




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-1


GBP 21.2500




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-2642


GBP 21.3200




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-2872


GBP 21.3239




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-600


GBP 21.3300




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-1313


GBP 21.3364




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-525


GBP 21.3500




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-161


GBP 21.3600




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-589


GBP 21.3700




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-8039


GBP 21.3735




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-8039


GBP 21.3735




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-1771


GBP 21.3800




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-1218


GBP 21.3900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-151


GBP 21.4000




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-85


GBP 21.4100



 



(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:
 


     06/10/2021




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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