REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Playtech PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment

PlaytechAnnouncement

22/10/2021 13:20

RNS Number : 9919P
  
GoldmanSachs International
  
22 October 2021
  
 

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 20 October for dealings on 19 October has been updated. Sections 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated.
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
 
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION
 




(a) Name of exempt principal trader:


(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL




(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


PLAYTECH PLC




(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:


ARISTOCRAT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED)




(d) Date dealing undertaken:


19 October 2021




(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


N/A




 
2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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


Purchases/ sales
 


Total number of securities


Highest price per unit paid/received


Lowest price per unit paid/received




Ordinary NPV


Purchases


2,794,881


6.7850 GBP


6.7500 GBP




Ordinary NPV


Sales


2,834,768


6.7900 GBP


6.7450 GBP




 
 
 
(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




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Opening a short position


4,459


6.7500 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Opening a short position


11,415


6.7510 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,898


6.7531 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


8,235


6.7550 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Reducing a long position


95


6.7551 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Reducing a short position


52,898


6.7611 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Reducing a short position


105,088


6.7611 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


913


6.7653 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Reducing a long position


2,702


6.7657 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


465


6.7660 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


35,854


6.7660 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


158,903


6.7668 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


280


6.7668 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


1,927


6.7668 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


7,452


6.7668 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Reducing a long position


6,754


6.7745 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Increasing a short position


25,543


6.7754 GBP




Ordinary NPV


CFD


Reducing a long position


3,152


6.7786 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
e.g. American, European etc.


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 
(ii)        Exercise
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising / exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit




 


 


 


 


 




 
(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)




 


 
 


 


 




 
 
3.         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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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
 




 
 




Date of disclosure:


22 October 2021




Contact name:


Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq




Telephone number:


+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547




 
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