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REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC AMENDMENT

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Form 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC AMENDMENT

 

FORM 8.3 Amendment to Purchase

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:                                                               Barclays PLC.           
                                                                                            
 (b)  Owner or controller of interest and short                                                                     
      positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                          
 (c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                          PLAYTECH PLC            
      relevant securities this form relates:                                                
 (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:                                                02 February 2022        
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making                     NO                      
      disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                                                       


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 NPV                             
                                                               Interests           Short Positions      
                                                               Number     (%)      Number     (%)       
 (1)         Relevant securities owned                                                                  
             and/or controlled:                                5,671,072  1.85%    3,775,299  1.23%     
                                                                                                        
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                  
                                                               3,663,953  1.20%    5,176,629  1.69%     
                                                                                                        
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                              
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                  0          0.00%    0          0.00%     
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
             TOTAL:                                            9,335,025  3.05%    8,951,928  2.92%     
                                                                                                        


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     Purchase/sale         Number of         Price per unit          
 security                                    securities                                
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              130               5.7194 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              1,211             5.7950 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              1,493             5.7750 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              1,565             5.8200 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              1,672             5.4875 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              1,892             5.7695 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              1,899             5.7900 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              2,257             5.8979 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              2,359             5.7968 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              2,401             5.7700 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              2,691             5.8100 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              2,858             5.7650 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              3,062             5.7562 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              3,146             5.8187 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              3,695             5.7827 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              4,171             5.8600 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              4,503             5.8325 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              4,554             5.7572 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              5,278             5.7625 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              8,901             5.7966 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              9,262             5.8394 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              9,346             5.7352 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              9,497             5.7888 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              11,029            5.7800 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              12,066            5.7944 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              14,742            5.7550 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              14,885            5.8375 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              15,560            5.8500 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              18,777            5.8087 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              23,947            5.9947 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              28,360            5.8090 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              34,753            5.7420 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              35,000            5.9105 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              35,000            5.9700 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              52,500            5.9061 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              100,000           5.8300 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Purchase              143,676           5.8370 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  33                5.9900 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  166               5.5250 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  243               5.8096 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  548               5.8300 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  556               5.8350 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  850               5.7950 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  876               5.8550 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  920               5.7996 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,090             5.9837 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,477             5.9032 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,493             5.7750 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,565             5.8200 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,570             5.7550 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,590             5.9751 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  1,899             5.7900 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  2,000             5.8575 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  2,266             5.7700 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  2,640             5.8703 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  2,652             5.8088 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  2,691             5.8100 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  3,322             5.9651 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  3,672             5.6406 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  3,768             5.9031 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  4,171             5.8600 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  4,265             5.8982 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  4,691             5.9204 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  5,065             5.8325 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  5,198             5.8415 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  5,283             6.0051 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  5,697             5.8716 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  6,029             5.7800 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  6,557             5.9800 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  6,681             5.8140 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  7,270             5.6933 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  7,398             5.8441 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  7,728             5.8989 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  8,174             5.5373 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  9,414             5.8502 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  9,854             5.7879 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  10,766            5.8601 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  14,885            5.8375 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  18,312            5.7914 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  39,500            5.7501 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  59,505            5.8976 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  72,454            5.8629 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  75,771            5.7260 GBP              
 Ordinary NPV          Sale                  127,717           5.8620 GBP              


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of           Product           Nature of dealing       Number of   Price per   
 relevant           description                               reference   unit        
 security                                                     securities              
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    132         5.9000 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    190         6.0399 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    400         5.7962 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    492         5.8922 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    1,401       5.9882 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    1,439       6.0500 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    4,066       5.8500 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    9,323       5.8985 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    11,109      5.8556 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       CFD               Long                    43,947      5.8181 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Long                    63,196      5.9014 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   332         5.8050 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   2,191       5.8512 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   3,234       5.8022 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   4,493       5.8409 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   4,716       5.8611 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   5,203       5.8470 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   9,842       5.8463 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   22,305      5.8452 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   41,088      5.8790 GBP  
 Ordinary NPV       SWAP              Short                   60,431      5.8315 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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                                                  
                             e.g. call option                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                       
                        
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             
                                                                        
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
                                                                                                      
                             
                                                                        
                                                                                                      


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”             
                                                                                  
 
                                                                                
 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”                                                                       
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
 None                                                                         
 
                                                                            
                                                                              


(c) Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?         NO                                              
 Date of disclosure:                                         4 Feb 2022                                      
 Contact name:                                               Large Holdings Regulatory Operations            
 Telephone number:                                           020 3134 7213                                   


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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