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

EntainAnnouncement

08/10/2021 11:00

RNS Number : 5136O
  
Societe Generale SA
  
08 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:


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


07/10/2021




(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:
 


Ordinary




 
 


Interests


Short positions








Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


9,743,028


1.66


65,775


0.01




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


0


0.00


943,649


0.16




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


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


9,743,028


1.66


1,009,424


0.17



 
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


713


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


128


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


1,135


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


379


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


1,278


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


429


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


178


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


1,967


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


867


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


225


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


696


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


1,224


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


705


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


170


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


511


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


759


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


222


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


4,346


21.34




Ordinary


Purchase


5


21.37




Ordinary


Purchase


224


21.37




Ordinary


Purchase


93


21.35




Ordinary


Purchase


48


21.35




Ordinary


Purchase


207


21.3




Ordinary


Purchase


128


21.33




Ordinary


Purchase


75


21.33




Ordinary


Purchase


11


21.33




Ordinary


Purchase


678


21.3




Ordinary


Purchase


275


21.3




Ordinary


Purchase


161


21.32




Ordinary


Purchase


39


21.32




Ordinary


Purchase


379


21.45




Ordinary


Purchase


25,617


21.364




Ordinary


Purchase


14,089


21.364028




Ordinary


Purchase


1,586


21.141669




Ordinary


Purchase


2,882


21.141704




Ordinary


Purchase


5,904


21.323465




Ordinary


Purchase


3,217


21.32423




Ordinary


Purchase


4,684


21.31752989




Ordinary


Purchase


8,517


21.31746624




Ordinary


Purchase


2,596


21.115089




Ordinary


Purchase


4,707


21.115001




Ordinary


Purchase


10,000


20.8604




Ordinary


Sale


109


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


82


21.21




Ordinary


Sale


4


21.2




Ordinary


Sale


4


21.2




Ordinary


Sale


31


21.21




Ordinary


Sale


4


21.2




Ordinary


Sale


57


21.23




Ordinary


Sale


46


21.21




Ordinary


Sale


3


21.21




Ordinary


Sale


44


21.17




Ordinary


Sale


77


21.17




Ordinary


Sale


121


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


121


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


104


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


15


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


25


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


17


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


323


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


104


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


241


21.38




Ordinary


Sale


27


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


121


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


95


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


931


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


422


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


272


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


136


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


535


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


630


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


1,244


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


121


21.25




Ordinary


Sale


302


21.25




Ordinary


Sale


1,348


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


203


21.38




Ordinary


Sale


266


21.38




Ordinary


Sale


106


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


111


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


499


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


456


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


428


21.36




Ordinary


Sale


189


21.36




Ordinary


Sale


238


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


481


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


137


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


100


21.39




Ordinary


Sale


46


21.19




Ordinary


Sale


95


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


38


21.21




Ordinary


Sale


129


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


9


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


91


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


37


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


84


21.18




Ordinary


Sale


227


21.38




Ordinary


Sale


663


21.39




Ordinary


Sale


200


21.39




Ordinary


Sale


87


21.39




Ordinary


Sale


519


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


518


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


339


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


442


21.3




Ordinary


Sale


79


21.3




Ordinary


Sale


541


21.35




Ordinary


Sale


73


21.39




Ordinary


Sale


523


21.16




Ordinary


Sale


21


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


16


21.31




Ordinary


Sale


503


21.31




Ordinary


Sale


21


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


477


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


515


21.46




Ordinary


Sale


393


21.45




Ordinary


Sale


122


21.45




Ordinary


Sale


239


21.4




Ordinary


Sale


277


21.4




Ordinary


Sale


516


21.46




Ordinary


Sale


40


21.42




Ordinary


Sale


460


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


281


21.42




Ordinary


Sale


416


21.37




Ordinary


Sale


102


21.37




Ordinary


Sale


52


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


518


21.36




Ordinary


Sale


431


21.37




Ordinary


Sale


69


21.37




Ordinary


Sale


18


21.37




Ordinary


Sale


373


21.38




Ordinary


Sale


74


21.38




Ordinary


Sale


519


21.34




Ordinary


Sale


519


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


518


21.35




Ordinary


Sale


36


21.45




Ordinary


Sale


249


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


236


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


284


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


270


21.46




Ordinary


Sale


246


21.46




Ordinary


Sale


78


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


60


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


378


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


212


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


154


21.16




Ordinary


Sale


369


21.16




Ordinary


Sale


521


21.23




Ordinary


Sale


521


21.24




Ordinary


Sale


522


21.25




Ordinary


Sale


55


21.2




Ordinary


Sale


467


21.2




Ordinary


Sale


143


21.41




Ordinary


Sale


334


21.41




Ordinary


Sale


40


21.41




Ordinary


Sale


486


21.43




Ordinary


Sale


286


21.45




Ordinary


Sale


229


21.45




Ordinary


Sale


248


21.35




Ordinary


Sale


84


21.35




Ordinary


Sale


186


21.35




Ordinary


Sale


263


21.37




Ordinary


Sale


336


21.29




Ordinary


Sale


515


21.46




Ordinary


Sale


241


21.47




Ordinary


Sale


274


21.47




Ordinary


Sale


598


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


519


21.32




Ordinary


Sale


518


21.33




Ordinary


Sale


79


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


172


21.22




Ordinary


Sale


271


21.22








Total Purchases


117,069












Total Sales


33,640







 
 
(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


25,617


21.364




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


14,089


21.364028




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,586


21.141669




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


2,882


21.141704




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


5,904


21.323465




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


3,217


21.32423




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


4,684


21.3175299




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


8,517


21.31746624




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


2,596


21.115089




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


4,707


21.115001




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


10,000


20.8604



 
(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:


08/10/2021




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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