REG - Societe Generale SA Entain PLC - Form 8.3 - Entain plc

EntainAnnouncement

30/09/2021 10:55

RNS Number : 5565N
  
Societe Generale SA
  
30 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:


Société Générale S.A.




(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:
 


Ordinary




 
 


Interests


Short positions








Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


10,523,186


1.80


60,366


0.01




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


0


0.00


2,729,074


0.47




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


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


10,523,186


1.80


2,789,440


0.48



            
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 GBP




Ordinary


Purchase


22


22.065




Ordinary


Purchase


24


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


7,078


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


427


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


14,005


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


6,798


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


7


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


855


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


9


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


14


21.68




Ordinary


Purchase


26


21.84




Ordinary


Purchase


76


21.84




Ordinary


Purchase


50


21.74




Ordinary


Purchase


46


21.74




Ordinary


Purchase


78


21.74




Ordinary


Purchase


16


21.74




Ordinary


Purchase


200


21.75




Ordinary


Purchase


80


21.75




Ordinary


Purchase


200


21.66




Ordinary


Purchase


4


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


57


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


11


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


129


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


13


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


40


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


5


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


51


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


16


22.15




Ordinary


Purchase


224


22.15




Ordinary


Purchase


52


22.15




Ordinary


Purchase


1,073


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


332


22.04




Ordinary


Purchase


63


22.11




Ordinary


Purchase


140


22.11




Ordinary


Purchase


173


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


219


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


134


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


100


22.09




Ordinary


Purchase


201


22.1




Ordinary


Purchase


259


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


154


22.11




Ordinary


Purchase


223


22.08




Ordinary


Purchase


198


22.05




Ordinary


Purchase


198


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


69


22.09




Ordinary


Purchase


202


22.11




Ordinary


Purchase


304


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


134


22.04




Ordinary


Purchase


94


22.04




Ordinary


Purchase


82


22.09




Ordinary


Purchase


55


22.09




Ordinary


Purchase


294


22.16




Ordinary


Purchase


272


22.1




Ordinary


Purchase


218


22.05




Ordinary


Purchase


9


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


210


22.14




Ordinary


Purchase


226


22.15




Ordinary


Purchase


269


22.17




Ordinary


Purchase


65


22.18




Ordinary


Purchase


149


22.18




Ordinary


Purchase


30


22.16




Ordinary


Purchase


74


22.16




Ordinary


Purchase


165


22.16




Ordinary


Purchase


94


22.19




Ordinary


Purchase


119


22.19




Ordinary


Purchase


221


22.17




Ordinary


Purchase


205


22.17




Ordinary


Purchase


213


22.08




Ordinary


Purchase


197


22.14




Ordinary


Purchase


50


22.13




Ordinary


Purchase


160


22.13




Ordinary


Purchase


155


22.13




Ordinary


Purchase


53


22.13




Ordinary


Purchase


207


22.09




Ordinary


Purchase


219


22.17




Ordinary


Purchase


103


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


84


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


15


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


229


22.16




Ordinary


Purchase


44


22.16




Ordinary


Purchase


215


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


4


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


197


22.07




Ordinary


Purchase


217


22.07




Ordinary


Purchase


196


22.14




Ordinary


Purchase


16


22.14




Ordinary


Purchase


197


22.05




Ordinary


Purchase


2,147


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


1,073


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


1,073


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


2,147


21.65




Ordinary


Purchase


109


21.83




Ordinary


Purchase


100


21.72




Ordinary


Purchase


100


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


100


22.06




Ordinary


Purchase


175


21.72




Ordinary


Purchase


100


21.72




Ordinary


Purchase


100


21.72




Ordinary


Purchase


100


21.75




Ordinary


Purchase


100


22.13




Ordinary


Purchase


11


21.93




Ordinary


Purchase


100


21.93




Ordinary


Purchase


69


21.93




Ordinary


Purchase


100


21.66




Ordinary


Purchase


57


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


57


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


8


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


337


21.9




Ordinary


Purchase


176


21.9




Ordinary


Purchase


519


21.67




Ordinary


Purchase


276


21.75




Ordinary


Purchase


242


21.75




Ordinary


Purchase


255


22.04




Ordinary


Purchase


255


22.04




Ordinary


Purchase


193


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


239


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


42


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


37


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


335


21.83




Ordinary


Purchase


181


21.83




Ordinary


Purchase


290


21.91




Ordinary


Purchase


224


21.91




Ordinary


Purchase


165


21.7




Ordinary


Purchase


46


21.7




Ordinary


Purchase


273


21.7




Ordinary


Purchase


17


21.69




Ordinary


Purchase


34


21.7




Ordinary


Purchase


517


21.77




Ordinary


Purchase


48


22.18




Ordinary


Purchase


459


22.18




Ordinary


Purchase


507


22.19




Ordinary


Purchase


161


21.97




Ordinary


Purchase


351


21.97




Ordinary


Purchase


125


21.66




Ordinary


Purchase


138


21.66




Ordinary


Purchase


237


21.77




Ordinary


Purchase


48


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


57


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


35


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


182


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


182


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


513


21.92




Ordinary


Purchase


406


21.91




Ordinary


Purchase


13


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


58


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


3


22.02




Ordinary


Purchase


29


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


44


22.08




Ordinary


Purchase


46


22.07




Ordinary


Purchase


24


22.04




Ordinary


Purchase


4


22.07




Ordinary


Purchase


78


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


125


22.03




Ordinary


Purchase


19


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


36


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


119


22.01




Ordinary


Purchase


208


22.02




Ordinary


Purchase


57


22.22




Ordinary


Purchase


97


22.2




Ordinary


Purchase


13


22.2




Ordinary


Purchase


60


22.02




Ordinary


Purchase


26


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


8


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


8


22.12




Ordinary


Purchase


1,730


21.441717




Ordinary


Sale


3


21.61




Ordinary


Sale


115


21.6




Ordinary


Sale


83


21.83




Ordinary


Sale


101


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


186


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


2


21.44




Ordinary


Sale


105


21.57




Ordinary


Sale


98


21.81




Ordinary


Sale


6


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


206


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


61


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


6


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


16


21.81




Ordinary


Sale


127


22.16




Ordinary


Sale


107


21.83




Ordinary


Sale


152


21.76




Ordinary


Sale


14


21.81




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.81




Ordinary


Sale


35


21.81




Ordinary


Sale


481


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


274


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


2,147


21.65




Ordinary


Sale


112


21.57




Ordinary


Sale


103


21.57




Ordinary


Sale


215


21.57




Ordinary


Sale


2,048


21.65




Ordinary


Sale


3,917


21.65




Ordinary


Sale


80


21.78




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.79




Ordinary


Sale


89


21.85




Ordinary


Sale


72


21.85




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


63


21.52




Ordinary


Sale


2


21.78




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.52




Ordinary


Sale


68


21.53




Ordinary


Sale


95


21.52




Ordinary


Sale


145


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


14


21.78




Ordinary


Sale


52


21.78




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.73




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.73




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.82




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


72


21.7




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.73




Ordinary


Sale


6


21.73




Ordinary


Sale


2


21.78




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.71




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.81




Ordinary


Sale


125


21.44




Ordinary


Sale


132


21.59




Ordinary


Sale


275


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


125


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


161


21.75




Ordinary


Sale


125


21.59








Total Purchases


59,144












Total Sales


13,723







 
 
(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 GBP




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


       1,730 


21.441717



 
(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
GBP





































 
(ii)        Exercise
 



Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising/ exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit GBP




















 
 



 
(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) GBP








 
 











 
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:


30/09/2021




Contact name:


Paul Jenkins




Telephone number*:


+44 20 7676 6969



 
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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