REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC
19/10/2021 17:55
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Form 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC
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: Barclays PLC.
(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 PLAYTECH PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 18 October 2021
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to
the disclosure
(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?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
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: 8,856,413 2.89% 6,012,566 1.96%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
511,165 0.17% 3,014,632 0.98%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 9,367,578 3.06% 9,027,198 2.95%
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 103 6.6966 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 134 6.7775 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 403 6.7925 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 466 6.7300 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 848 6.7522 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 960 6.7736 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,065 6.7881 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,077 6.7250 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,111 6.7875 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,265 6.7400 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,319 6.7672 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,828 6.7880 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 2,257 6.6708 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 2,575 6.6600 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 2,668 6.7900 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3,069 6.7916 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3,440 6.7704 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3,530 6.7618 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 7,271 6.7324 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 7,394 6.6673 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 7,807 6.7473 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 7,907 6.7936 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 9,879 6.6563 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 12,393 6.7882 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 16,611 6.7505 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 19,369 6.7546 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 20,000 6.7849 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 26,240 6.7776 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 27,800 6.7410 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 31,790 6.7492 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 43,183 6.7379 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 47,707 6.7401 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 48,178 6.7408 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 49,978 6.7700 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 50,000 6.7333 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 52,193 6.7850 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 55,094 6.6981 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 57,779 6.7394 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 58,348 6.6769 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 71,701 6.7161 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 100,000 6.7500 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 178,471 6.7860 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 494,355 6.7542 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 750,373 6.7813 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 131 6.7594 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 543 6.7100 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 595 6.7804 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 747 6.7088 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 759 6.7271 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 800 6.7815 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 844 6.7375 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 895 6.7331 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,166 6.7808 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,397 6.7994 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,490 6.7161 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,938 6.8100 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,966 6.7550 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,969 6.7909 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 2,164 6.7240 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 2,375 6.7950 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 2,959 6.6808 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 3,356 6.6874 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 3,557 6.7875 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 3,647 6.7912 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 7,359 6.7853 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 7,518 6.7545 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 8,846 6.7876 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 8,973 6.7696 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 10,302 6.7904 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 10,583 6.7339 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 11,062 6.7718 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 11,184 6.7576 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 12,209 6.7173 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 13,504 6.7222 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 13,882 6.7850 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 15,039 6.7442 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 15,143 6.7203 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 15,429 6.7435 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 19,389 6.7625 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 19,514 6.7547 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 20,402 6.7137 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 26,882 6.7329 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 34,917 6.7631 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 38,410 6.7549 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 38,946 6.7935 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 48,227 6.7115 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 55,094 6.6600 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 66,963 6.7485 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 84,463 6.7466 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 90,142 6.7259 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 96,144 6.7586 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 100,000 6.7508 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 100,926 6.7916 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 155,011 6.7674 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 168,927 6.7363 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 204,735 6.7866 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 241,343 6.7379 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 304,445 6.7484 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 482,219 6.7597 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 786,000 6.7812 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 131 6.7594 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 477 6.7849 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 747 6.7088 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 1,025 6.7639 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 1,397 6.7994 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 3,026 6.7039 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 8,683 6.7777 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 13,027 6.7199 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 14,597 6.7460 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 19,176 6.7647 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 24,012 6.7312 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 38,946 6.7935 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 45,104 6.7702 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 84,463 6.7466 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 96,144 6.7586 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 100,926 6.7916 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 111,436 6.7486 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 155,011 6.7674 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 168,927 6.7363 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 241,343 6.7379 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 482,219 6.7597 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 103 6.6967 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Short 727 6.7885 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 960 6.7736 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 3,069 6.7916 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 3,440 6.7704 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 7,807 6.7473 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 9,879 6.6550 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 29,542 6.7838 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 50,000 6.7333 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 52,193 6.7850 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 54,319 6.7229 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 80,876 6.7832 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Short 249,250 6.7489 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: 19 October 2021
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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .
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