REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 – PLAYTECH PLC
25/02/2022 12:00
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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 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: 24 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: 5,089,284 1.66% 3,853,557 1.26%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
3,762,605 1.23% 4,588,863 1.50%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 8,851,889 2.89% 8,442,420 2.76%
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 63 6.4933 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 429 6.4300 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 450 6.4414 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 1,039 6.4413 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 2,093 6.4498 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 2,256 6.4095 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3,127 6.4535 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 3,961 6.4509 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 5,215 6.4898 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 6,410 6.4500 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 9,109 6.4641 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 11,307 6.4415 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 12,210 6.4542 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 13,346 6.4593 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 17,176 6.4487 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 19,473 6.4388 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 25,028 6.4404 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 36,034 6.4445 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 38,784 6.4100 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 99,192 6.4562 GBP
Ordinary NPV Purchase 112,414 6.4167 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 33 6.4166 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 210 6.3075 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,239 6.4031 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,242 6.4441 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 1,676 6.4623 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 2,093 6.4500 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 2,638 6.4648 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 4,433 6.4409 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 12,562 6.4170 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 14,689 6.4103 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 40,247 6.4100 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 48,661 6.4354 GBP
Ordinary NPV Sale 99,566 6.4615 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 33 6.4166 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 69 6.2800 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 592 6.4099 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 1,676 6.4623 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 1,932 6.4492 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 3,841 6.4456 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 16,386 6.4083 GBP
Ordinary NPV CFD Long 17,082 6.4454 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Long 30,873 6.4373 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 496 6.4027 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 1,039 6.4413 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 1,485 6.4365 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 1,916 6.4376 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 2,148 6.4100 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 2,251 6.4606 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 2,297 6.4409 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 2,316 6.4670 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 4,463 6.4519 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 5,556 6.4445 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 15,723 6.4427 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 19,469 6.4224 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 20,311 6.4459 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 27,824 6.4478 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 28,166 6.4494 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 57,126 6.4096 GBP
Ordinary NPV SWAP Short 73,483 6.4382 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: 25 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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