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

EntainAnnouncement

15/10/2021 13:55

RNS Number : 2732P
  
Societe Generale SA
  
15 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


14/10/2021




(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:


9,741,511


1.66


70,904


0.01




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


0


0.00


985,996


0.17




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


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


9,741,511


1.66


1,056,900


0.18



 
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


120


20.58




Ordinary


Purchase


11


20.43




Ordinary


Purchase


54


20.43




Ordinary


Purchase


61


20.43




Ordinary


Purchase


214


20.74




Ordinary


Purchase


14


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


1,602


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


2,145


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


1,539


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


93


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


2,038


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


543


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


275


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


1,870


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


606


20.59




Ordinary


Purchase


214


20.47




Ordinary


Purchase


37,397


20.6846715




Ordinary


Sale


107


20.61




Ordinary


Sale


32,169


20.622568




Ordinary


Sale


1,602


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


606


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


1,413


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


110


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


117


20.72




Ordinary


Sale


100


20.69




Ordinary


Sale


5


20.69




Ordinary


Sale


155


20.79




Ordinary


Sale


63


20.79




Ordinary


Sale


658


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


214


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


31


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


8,293


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


214


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


5,000


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


104


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


1,492


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


214


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


719


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


1,007


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


214


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


144


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


495


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


109


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


214


20.59




Ordinary


Sale


115


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


53


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


418


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


107


20.61




Ordinary


Sale


325


20.75




Ordinary


Sale


538


20.46




Ordinary


Sale


35


20.74




Ordinary


Sale


207


20.75




Ordinary


Sale


124


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


129


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


60


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


257


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


410


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


98


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


177


20.69




Ordinary


Sale


167


20.69




Ordinary


Sale


190


20.7




Ordinary


Sale


759


20.7




Ordinary


Sale


342


20.56




Ordinary


Sale


29


20.56




Ordinary


Sale


275


20.55




Ordinary


Sale


77


20.55




Ordinary


Sale


165


20.56




Ordinary


Sale


536


20.55




Ordinary


Sale


125


20.56




Ordinary


Sale


291


20.52




Ordinary


Sale


157


20.52




Ordinary


Sale


89


20.52




Ordinary


Sale


75


20.54




Ordinary


Sale


462


20.54




Ordinary


Sale


231


20.7




Ordinary


Sale


132


20.8




Ordinary


Sale


393


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


110


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


37


20.43




Ordinary


Sale


295


20.8




Ordinary


Sale


16


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


188


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


198


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


540


20.41




Ordinary


Sale


57


20.48




Ordinary


Sale


111


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


27


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


497


20.74




Ordinary


Sale


286


20.37




Ordinary


Sale


141


20.39




Ordinary


Sale


22


20.39




Ordinary


Sale


377


20.39




Ordinary


Sale


255


20.37




Ordinary


Sale


500


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


346


20.55




Ordinary


Sale


28


20.55




Ordinary


Sale


537


20.54




Ordinary


Sale


537


20.53




Ordinary


Sale


119


20.55




Ordinary


Sale


280


20.8




Ordinary


Sale


300


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


236


20.73




Ordinary


Sale


19


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


521


20.42




Ordinary


Sale


218,441


21




Ordinary


Sale


199,143


21




Class of relevant security


Purchase/sale


Number of securities


Price per unit EUR




Ordinary


Sale


20


24.6








Total Purchases


50,941












Total Sales


487,301







 
 
(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


37,397


20.6846715



 
(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:


15/10/2021




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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