REG - D E Shaw & Co LP DraftKings Inc. Entain PLC - Form 8.3 - Entain plc

EntainAnnouncement

24/09/2021 15:25

RNS Number : 9548M
  
D E Shaw & Co LP
  
24 September 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:


D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.




(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


September 23, 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




 
 


Interests


Short positions








Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


6,167


0.00%












(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


842,378


0.14%












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




















 
     TOTAL:


848,545


0.14%











 
 
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




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 22.59




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


7


GBP 22.61




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 22.62




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


10


GBP 22.63




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 22.64




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 22.66




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 22.67




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 22.69




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


7


GBP 22.70




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 22.73




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


12


GBP 22.74




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


20


GBP 22.75




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 22.76




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 22.78




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 22.79




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 22.80




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 22.81




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 22.82




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 22.83




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


7


GBP 22.84




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


7


GBP 22.85




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 22.86




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 22.92




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 22.93




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


9


GBP 22.94




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


5


GBP 22.95




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 22.96




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


5


GBP 22.97




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 22.98




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 22.99




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


9


GBP 23.00




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.01




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.02




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.03




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.04




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 23.05




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 23.06




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


12


GBP 23.07




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


9


GBP 23.08




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 23.09




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 23.10




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.11




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 23.12




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 23.13




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.14




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.15




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 23.16




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


5


GBP 23.17




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


7


GBP 23.18




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 23.19




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


7


GBP 23.20




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


9


GBP 23.21




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.24




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 23.25




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 23.26




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.27




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


6


GBP 23.28




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 23.29




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


5


GBP 23.30




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 23.31




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


9


GBP 23.32




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.33




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.34




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.35




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


3


GBP 23.37




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.40




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


1


GBP 23.41




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


5


GBP 23.44




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.45




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


12


GBP 23.46




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.47




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.49




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


5


GBP 23.50




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


2


GBP 23.51




EUR 0.01 ordinary


Sale


4


GBP 23.52



 
 
 
 
 
(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 reference securities


Price per unit








EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


70


GBP 22.59





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


100


GBP 22.66





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


595


GBP 22.67





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


225


GBP 22.71





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


128


GBP 22.76





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


474


GBP 22.77





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


63


GBP 22.78





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


718


GBP 22.79





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


4,000


GBP 22.80





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


149


GBP 22.83





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


100


GBP 22.85





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


267


GBP 22.91





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


85


GBP 22.92





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


190


GBP 22.94





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


160


GBP 22.96





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


110


GBP 22.97





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


209


GBP 23.02





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


928


GBP 23.05





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


164


GBP 23.06





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


129


GBP 23.08





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


817


GBP 23.09





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


100


GBP 23.12





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


225


GBP 23.13





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


170


GBP 23.14





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


425


GBP 23.15





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


950


GBP 23.16





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


210


GBP 23.19





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


375


GBP 23.20





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


100


GBP 23.21





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


132


GBP 23.22





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


2,734


GBP 23.23





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


57


GBP 23.24





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


229


GBP 23.25





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


1,001


GBP 23.26





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


1,290


GBP 23.28





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


6,879


GBP 23.29





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


8,393


GBP 23.30





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


787


GBP 23.31





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


120


GBP 23.32





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


1,324


GBP 23.33





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


947


GBP 23.34





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


421


GBP 23.35





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


607


GBP 23.36





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


500


GBP 23.37





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


275


GBP 23.38





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


772


GBP 23.39





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


331


GBP 23.40





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


1,324


GBP 23.41





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


613


GBP 23.43





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


78


GBP 23.46





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


202


GBP 23.51





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a long position


66


GBP 23.54





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a short position


19


GBP 23.00





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a short position


4


GBP 23.43





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a short position


22


GBP 23.45





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Increasing a short position


142


GBP 23.88





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


921


GBP 22.59





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,883


GBP 22.60





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,090


GBP 22.61





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


673


GBP 22.62





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,773


GBP 22.63





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


497


GBP 22.64





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


232


GBP 22.65





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


235


GBP 22.66





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


528


GBP 22.67





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


200


GBP 22.68





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


494


GBP 22.69





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


982


GBP 22.70





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


265


GBP 22.72





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


597


GBP 22.73





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,649


GBP 22.74





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,898


GBP 22.75





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


715


GBP 22.76





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


206


GBP 22.77





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,030


GBP 22.78





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,862


GBP 22.79





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,617


GBP 22.80





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


837


GBP 22.81





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


394


GBP 22.82





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


977


GBP 22.83





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


842


GBP 22.84





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,256


GBP 22.85





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,394


GBP 22.86





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


454


GBP 22.87





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


194


GBP 22.88





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


134


GBP 22.89





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


32


GBP 22.90





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


105


GBP 22.91





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


199


GBP 22.92





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


880


GBP 22.93





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,258


GBP 22.94





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,640


GBP 22.95





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


880


GBP 22.96





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,484


GBP 22.97





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


870


GBP 22.98





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,126


GBP 22.99





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


5,203


GBP 23.00





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,375


GBP 23.01





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,317


GBP 23.02





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


653


GBP 23.03





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


896


GBP 23.04





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,147


GBP 23.05





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,088


GBP 23.06





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,946


GBP 23.07





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


4,053


GBP 23.08





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,839


GBP 23.09





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,845


GBP 23.10





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,226


GBP 23.11





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,108


GBP 23.12





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,495


GBP 23.13





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


883


GBP 23.14





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,855


GBP 23.15





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


3,762


GBP 23.16





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,986


GBP 23.17





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,816


GBP 23.18





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,047


GBP 23.19





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,836


GBP 23.20





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,172


GBP 23.21





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,455


GBP 23.22





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


590


GBP 23.23





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,103


GBP 23.24





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


620


GBP 23.25





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,193


GBP 23.26





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,938


GBP 23.27





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,292


GBP 23.28





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


2,320


GBP 23.29





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


3,403


GBP 23.30





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,102


GBP 23.31





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,589


GBP 23.32





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,982


GBP 23.33





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


325


GBP 23.34





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


289


GBP 23.35





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


517


GBP 23.37





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


267


GBP 23.39





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


382


GBP 23.40





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


99


GBP 23.41





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


195


GBP 23.42





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


713


GBP 23.43





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


293


GBP 23.44





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,337


GBP 23.45





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


1,351


GBP 23.46





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


148


GBP 23.47





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


131


GBP 23.48





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


287


GBP 23.49





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


836


GBP 23.50





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


329


GBP 23.51





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a long position


386


GBP 23.52





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a short position


19


GBP 22.78





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a short position


26


GBP 23.51





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a short position


59


GBP 23.54





EUR 0.01 ordinary


Swap


Reducing a short position


257


GBP 23.60




 
 
(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)        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"




 
 
 



 
(c)        Attachments
 



Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?


NO



 
 



Date of disclosure:


September 24, 2021




Contact name:


Kevin Krist (Compliance Department)




Telephone number*:


+44 (0) 20 7409 4420



 
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