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REG - Societe Generale SA Playtech PLC - Form 8.3 - Playtech plc

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RNS Number : 6613X  Societe Generale SA  06 January 2022

                                                                                                   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:                                                      Société Générale S.A.
 (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:                                       05/01/2022

      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

                                                                      Interests         Short positions

                                                                      Number     %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     4,995,397  1.63   8,417     0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        0          0.00   0         0.00

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  0          0.00   0         0.00
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      4,995,397  1.63   8,417     0.00

      TOTAL:

 

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 security  Purchase/sale    Number of securities  Price per unit GBP
 Ordinary                    Purchase         431                   7.265
 Ordinary                    Purchase         300                   7.265
 Ordinary                    Purchase         750                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Purchase         691                   7.18
 Ordinary                    Purchase         536                   7.215
 Ordinary                    Purchase         36                    7.295
 Ordinary                    Purchase         459                   7.195
 Ordinary                    Purchase         118                   7.195
 Ordinary                    Purchase         511                   7.295
 Ordinary                    Purchase         151                   7.18
 Ordinary                    Purchase         525                   7.21
 Ordinary                    Purchase         540                   7.205
 Ordinary                    Purchase         80                    7.195
 Ordinary                    Purchase         542                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Purchase         476                   7.195
 Ordinary                    Purchase         704                   7.215
 Ordinary                    Purchase         130                   7.235
 Ordinary                    Purchase         136                   7.21
 Ordinary                    Purchase         270                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Purchase         540                   7.21
 Ordinary                    Purchase         78                    7.2
 Ordinary                    Purchase         550                   7.275
 Ordinary                    Purchase         558                   7.18
 Ordinary                    Purchase         695                   7.175
 Ordinary                    Purchase         289                   7.27
 Ordinary                    Purchase         138                   7.27
 Ordinary                    Purchase         120                   7.27
 Ordinary                    Purchase         382                   7.225
 Ordinary                    Purchase         297                   7.22
 Ordinary                    Purchase         268                   7.22
 Ordinary                    Purchase         126                   7.22
 Ordinary                    Purchase         742                   7.21
 Ordinary                    Purchase         356                   7.225
 Ordinary                    Purchase         537                   7.22
 Ordinary                    Sale             55                    7.235
 Ordinary                    Sale             672                   7.3
 Ordinary                    Sale             81                    7.215
 Ordinary                    Sale             389                   7.27
 Ordinary                    Sale             72                    7.27
 Ordinary                    Sale             44                    7.265
 Ordinary                    Sale             499                   7.265
 Ordinary                    Sale             738                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Sale             731                   7.24
 Ordinary                    Sale             377                   7.25
 Ordinary                    Sale             180                   7.245
 Ordinary                    Sale             682                   7.235
 Ordinary                    Sale             305                   7.25
 Ordinary                    Sale             526                   7.245
 Ordinary                    Sale             751                   7.23
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   7.24
 Ordinary                    Sale             710                   7.255
 Ordinary                    Sale             723                   7.235
 Ordinary                    Sale             744                   7.23
 Ordinary                    Sale             706                   7.25
 Ordinary                    Sale             570                   7.295
 Ordinary                    Sale             568                   7.29
 Ordinary                    Sale             81                    7.195
 Ordinary                    Sale             177                   7.195
 Ordinary                    Sale             378                   7.195
 Ordinary                    Sale             42                    7.195
 Ordinary                    Sale             504                   7.215
 Ordinary                    Sale             479                   7.23
 Ordinary                    Sale             293                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Sale             185                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Sale             25                    7.225
 Ordinary                    Sale             509                   7.23
 Ordinary                    Sale             377                   7.2
 Ordinary                    Sale             84                    7.2
 Ordinary                    Sale             400                   7.215
 Ordinary                    Sale             503                   7.23
 Ordinary                    Sale             454                   7.2
                             Total Purchases  13,062
                             Total Sales      15,313

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit GBP

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position

 

(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.                GBP

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit GBP

                             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) GBP

                             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"

 

(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"

 

(c)        Attachments

 

 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  06/01/2022
 Contact name:        Paul Jenkins
 Telephone number*:   +44 20 7676 6969

 

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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