REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Entain PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Entain plc

EntainAnnouncement

04/10/2021 10:05

RNS Number : 9035N
  
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
  
04 October 2021
  
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
 
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION
 



(a) Name of exempt principal trader:


Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc




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


Entain plc




(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:


Entain plc




(d) Date dealing undertaken:


01 October 2021




(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


YES- Draftkings Inc



 
2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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


Purchases/ sales
 


Total number of securities


Highest price per unit paid/received


Lowest price per unit paid/received




EUR 0.01 ordinary


PURCHASES


1,240,778


21.6150 GBP


21.0485 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


SALES


1,097,016


21.6200 GBP


20.7600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


SALES


516


29.2511 USD


29.2511 USD



 
(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


CFD


increasing a long position


4,499


21.0001 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a long position


1,152


21.2550 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a long position


36


21.2984 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a long position


5,436


21.4127 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a long position


687


21.5616 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a long position


7,000


21.5645 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


1


21.2400 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


32,154


21.3000 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


42,795


21.3000 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


97,137


21.3000 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


9,594


21.3098 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


2,106


21.3098 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


158


21.3906 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


199


21.4178 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


823


21.4309 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


1,530


21.4518 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


322


21.4726 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


633


21.4727 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


3,596


21.5213 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


946


21.5281 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


146


21.5406 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


284


21.5471 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


7,216


21.5471 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


7,500


21.5537 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


4,673


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


114


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


196,393


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


15,425


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


increasing a short position


14,267


21.5627 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


4,950


21.1797 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


4,492


21.2246 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


1,829


21.2864 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


1,571


21.3750 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


34


21.4518 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


3,566


21.4902 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


27


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


8,248


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a long position


38,857


21.5711 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


511


20.9000 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


31


20.9000 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


4,262


21.1832 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


6,207


21.2719 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


1,530


21.2984 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


192,232


21.3000 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


5,913


21.3191 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


1,119


21.3207 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


1,401


21.3209 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


968


21.3628 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


2,534


21.3654 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


1,065


21.3722 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


3,273


21.4706 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


476


21.4961 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


799


21.4961 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


3,531


21.5030 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


49,012


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


293


21.5600 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


9,176


21.5625 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


2,835


21.5625 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


8,226


21.5625 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


2,163


21.5625 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


32,980


21.5634 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


3,000


21.5645 GBP




EUR 0.01 ordinary


CFD


reducing a short position


18,000


21.5778 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
e.g. American, European etc.


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 
(ii)        Exercise
 



Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising/ exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 
(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)




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 
3.         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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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
 



 
 



Date of disclosure:


04 October 2021




Contact name:


Craig Horsley




Telephone number:


+44 141 245-7736



 
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