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

EntainAnnouncement

15/10/2021 11:55

RNS Number : 2601P
  
BNP Paribas London
  
15 October 2021
  
 

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:
 


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


14/10/2021




 (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:


1,398,815


    .21


            -685,791


   -.12




  (2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


 


 


 


 




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


 


 


 


 




       TOTAL:


1,398,815


    .21


            -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


943


GBP 20.5048




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


234


GBP 20.5700




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


551


GBP 20.5800




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


22098


GBP 20.5900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


911


GBP 20.6800




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


283


GBP 20.6900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1158


GBP 20.7000




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


542


GBP 20.7100




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


1397


GBP 20.7200




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


157


GBP 20.7300




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


215


GBP 20.7400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


685


GBP 20.7500




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


711


GBP 20.7600




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


302


GBP 20.7700




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


648


GBP 20.7800




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


595


GBP 20.7900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


145


GBP 20.8000




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


891


GBP 20.8100




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


217


GBP 20.8200




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


1


GBP 20.8400




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


103


GBP 20.8600




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


516


GBP 20.8700




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


607


GBP 20.8800




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


250


GBP 20.8900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


395


GBP 20.9000




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


15673


GBP 20.9034




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


224


GBP 20.9100




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


161


GBP 20.9200




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


188


GBP 20.9300




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


163


GBP 20.9400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


278


GBP 20.9600




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


88


GBP 20.9700




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


525


GBP 20.9800




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


996


GBP 20.9900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


3069


GBP 21.0000




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


3246


GBP 21.0400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


-473


GBP 20.4400




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


-100


GBP 20.4900




IM00B5VQMV65


Purchase


-470


GBP 20.5700




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-16640


GBP 20.5900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-647


GBP 20.6000




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-393


GBP 20.6100




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-406


GBP 20.6900




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-157


GBP 20.7000




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-279


GBP 20.7100




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-180


GBP 20.7300




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-464


GBP 20.7800




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-15673


GBP 20.9034




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-15673


GBP 20.9034




IM00B5VQMV65


Sale


-406


GBP 21.0000




 




(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:
 


     15/10/2021




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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