REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Playtech PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment
Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 22 October for dealings on 21 October has been updated. Section 2(b) has 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:
21 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
235,153
6.7550 GBP
6.6950 GBP
Ordinary NPV
Sales
480,587
6.7550 GBP
6.7275 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
Reducing a long position
2,800
6.7187 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Increasing a long position
35,200
6.7325 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Increasing a long position
8,800
6.7325 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Opening a short position
9,678
6.7374 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Opening a short position
46,564
6.7377 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Reducing a short position
107,214
6.7430 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Reducing a short position
58,094
6.7430 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Increasing a short position
19
6.7431 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Increasing a short position
10,906
6.7431 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Increasing a short position
133
6.7431 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Increasing a short position
511
6.7431 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Reducing a short position
98,397
6.7477 GBP
Ordinary NPV
CFD
Reducing a short position
49,650
6.7477 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:
25 October 2021
Contact name:
Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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