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

EntainAnnouncement

13/10/2021 09:10

RNS Number : 9318O
  
Societe Generale SA
  
13 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


12/10/2021




(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:


10,105,977


1.72


64,320


0.01




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


0


0.00


944,763


0.16




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


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


10,105,977


1.72


1,009,083


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


527


20.98




Ordinary


Purchase


233


21




Ordinary


Purchase


175


20.9




Ordinary


Purchase


50


20.9




Ordinary


Purchase


294


21




Ordinary


Purchase


1,310


20.9




Ordinary


Purchase


488


20.9




Ordinary


Purchase


40


20.9




Ordinary


Purchase


246


20.87




Ordinary


Purchase


706


20.82




Ordinary


Purchase


515


20.8




Ordinary


Purchase


282


20.87




Ordinary


Purchase


278


20.81




Ordinary


Purchase


80


20.95




Ordinary


Purchase


536


20.58




Ordinary


Purchase


434


20.57




Ordinary


Purchase


102


20.57




Ordinary


Purchase


209


20.79




Ordinary


Purchase


322


20.79




Ordinary


Purchase


531


20.77




Ordinary


Purchase


1,137


20.68




Ordinary


Purchase


53


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


203


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


130


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


53


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


128


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


137


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


87


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


526


21.01




Ordinary


Purchase


178


20.95




Ordinary


Purchase


258


20.81




Ordinary


Purchase


166


20.76




Ordinary


Purchase


300


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


500


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


195


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


92


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


200


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


260


20.76




Ordinary


Purchase


268


20.81




Ordinary


Purchase


253


20.81




Ordinary


Purchase


72


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


25


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


48


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


250


20.81




Ordinary


Purchase


185


20.75




Ordinary


Purchase


232


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


90


20.73




Ordinary


Purchase


55


20.75




Ordinary


Purchase


145


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


92


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


62


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


62


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


229


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


266


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


258


20.56




Ordinary


Purchase


173,248


21.08




Ordinary


Sale


258


20.76




Ordinary


Sale


212


20.77




Ordinary


Sale


125


20.77




Ordinary


Sale


56


20.78




Ordinary


Sale


148


20.78




Ordinary


Sale


278


20.87




Ordinary


Sale


254


20.87




Ordinary


Sale


7


20.78




Ordinary


Sale


85


20.9




Ordinary


Sale


239


20.9




Ordinary


Sale


44


20.64




Ordinary


Sale


97


20.64




Ordinary


Sale


154


20.9




Ordinary


Sale


2,145


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


230


20.99




Ordinary


Sale


188


20.85




Ordinary


Sale


168


20.63




Ordinary


Sale


102


20.87




Ordinary


Sale


42


20.78




Ordinary


Sale


215


20.78




Ordinary


Sale


21,446


21.006617




Ordinary


Sale


131


20.99




Ordinary


Sale


190


20.98




Ordinary


Sale


112


20.76




Ordinary


Sale


25


20.75




Ordinary


Sale


83


20.75




Ordinary


Sale


97


21




Ordinary


Sale


52


21




Ordinary


Sale


7


21




Ordinary


Sale


4


21




Ordinary


Sale


81


20.99




Ordinary


Sale


40


20.99




Ordinary


Sale


121


20.99




Ordinary


Sale


212


20.77




Ordinary


Sale


248


20.78




Ordinary


Sale


123


20.63




Ordinary


Sale


111


20.75




Ordinary


Sale


54


20.75




Ordinary


Sale


552


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


124


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


103


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


420


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


187


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


142


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


248


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


1,088


20.73








Total Purchases


187,801












Total Sales


31,048







 
 
(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


145


20.56




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


92


20.56




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


62


20.56




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


62


20.56




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


229


20.56




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


266


20.56




Ordinary


CFD


Increasing a short position


258


20.56



 
(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:


13/10/2021




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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