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

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RNS Number : 4592A  Societe Generale SA  02 February 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:                                       01/02/2022

      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:                     3,996,038  1.30   2,739     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:
                                                                      3,996,038  1.30   2,739     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         15                    5.69
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         196                   5.53
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2                     5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.54
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         96                    5.69
 Ordinary                    Purchase         106                   5.54
 Ordinary                    Purchase         105                   5.54
 Ordinary                    Purchase         17                    5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2                     5.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         72                    5.765
 Ordinary                    Purchase         280                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Purchase         95                    5.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.72
 Ordinary                    Purchase         51                    5.72
 Ordinary                    Purchase         265                   5.64
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.765
 Ordinary                    Purchase         130                   5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.62
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.825
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.685
 Ordinary                    Purchase         56                    5.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.78
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.67
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.735
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2                     5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         88                    5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         62                    5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         5                     5.77
 Ordinary                    Purchase         134                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.665
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.74
 Ordinary                    Purchase         245                   5.745
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.815
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2                     5.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         247                   5.78
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.66
 Ordinary                    Purchase         142                   5.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         80                    5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         62                    5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         38                    5.685
 Ordinary                    Purchase         143                   5.54
 Ordinary                    Purchase         76                    5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         34                    5.77
 Ordinary                    Purchase         84                    5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         24                    5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         73                    5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         70                    5.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         79                    5.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         41                    5.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         93                    5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         116                   5.64
 Ordinary                    Purchase         190                   5.775
 Ordinary                    Purchase         164                   5.71
 Ordinary                    Purchase         123                   5.675
 Ordinary                    Purchase         137                   5.63
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1                     5.76
 Ordinary                    Purchase         186                   5.64
 Ordinary                    Purchase         198                   5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         42                    5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,191                 5.77
 Ordinary                    Purchase         152                   5.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         64                    5.68
 Ordinary                    Purchase         710                   5.75
 Ordinary                    Purchase         94                    5.685
 Ordinary                    Purchase         98                    5.685
 Ordinary                    Purchase         181                   5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         298                   5.73
 Ordinary                    Purchase         122                   5.73
 Ordinary                    Purchase         301                   5.72
 Ordinary                    Purchase         146                   5.665
 Ordinary                    Purchase         633                   5.75
 Ordinary                    Purchase         129                   5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         103                   5.69
 Ordinary                    Purchase         340                   5.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         88                    5.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         6                     5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         136                   5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         156                   5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         113                   5.735
 Ordinary                    Purchase         81                    5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         15                    5.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         192                   5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         101                   5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         62                    5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         168                   5.6
 Ordinary                    Purchase         2                     5.6
 Ordinary                    Purchase         70                    5.54
 Ordinary                    Purchase         44                    5.63
 Ordinary                    Purchase         508                   5.78
 Ordinary                    Purchase         584                   5.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         644                   5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         635                   5.61
 Ordinary                    Purchase         581                   5.74
 Ordinary                    Purchase         629                   5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         394                   5.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         608                   5.61
 Ordinary                    Purchase         614                   5.74
 Ordinary                    Purchase         613                   5.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         377                   5.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         630                   5.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         603                   5.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         601                   5.61
 Ordinary                    Purchase         592                   5.74
 Ordinary                    Purchase         666                   5.725
 Ordinary                    Purchase         872                   5.72
 Ordinary                    Purchase         865                   5.755
 Ordinary                    Purchase         886                   5.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         666                   5.73
 Ordinary                    Purchase         659                   5.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         454                   5.755
 Ordinary                    Purchase         446                   5.75
 Ordinary                    Purchase         439                   5.75
 Ordinary                    Purchase         444                   5.745
 Ordinary                    Purchase         880                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Purchase         827                   5.78
 Ordinary                    Purchase         316                   5.75
 Ordinary                    Purchase         446                   5.755
 Ordinary                    Purchase         119                   5.75
 Ordinary                    Purchase         439                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Purchase         293                   5.675
 Ordinary                    Purchase         878                   5.66
 Ordinary                    Purchase         382                   5.675
 Ordinary                    Purchase         679                   5.655
 Ordinary                    Purchase         707                   5.625
 Ordinary                    Purchase         707                   5.63
 Ordinary                    Purchase         694                   5.635
 Ordinary                    Purchase         886                   5.62
 Ordinary                    Purchase         664                   5.72
 Ordinary                    Purchase         711                   5.705
 Ordinary                    Purchase         872                   5.695
 Ordinary                    Purchase         667                   5.7
 Ordinary                    Purchase         870                   5.74
 Ordinary                    Purchase         146                   5.69
 Ordinary                    Purchase         98                    5.705
 Ordinary                    Purchase         123                   5.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         95                    5.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         254                   5.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         164                   5.79
 Ordinary                    Purchase         175                   5.79
 Ordinary                    Purchase         131                   5.725
 Ordinary                    Purchase         272                   5.74
 Ordinary                    Sale             1,879                 5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             2,545                 5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             317                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             469                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Sale             505                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             700                   5.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             47                    5.54
 Ordinary                    Sale             657                   5.54
 Ordinary                    Sale             819                   5.8
 Ordinary                    Sale             455                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Sale             744                   5.775
 Ordinary                    Sale             78                    5.775
 Ordinary                    Sale             719                   5.565
 Ordinary                    Sale             870                   5.565
 Ordinary                    Sale             716                   5.55
 Ordinary                    Sale             718                   5.555
 Ordinary                    Sale             679                   5.755
 Ordinary                    Sale             823                   5.82
 Ordinary                    Sale             821                   5.825
 Ordinary                    Sale             765                   5.675
 Ordinary                    Sale             764                   5.68
 Ordinary                    Sale             621                   5.78
 Ordinary                    Sale             11                    5.78
 Ordinary                    Sale             122                   5.78
 Ordinary                    Sale             66                    5.78
 Ordinary                    Sale             339                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Sale             225                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Sale             666                   5.76
 Ordinary                    Sale             102                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Sale             438                   5.78
 Ordinary                    Sale             438                   5.775
 Ordinary                    Sale             438                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             517                   5.68
 Ordinary                    Sale             176                   5.68
 Ordinary                    Sale             535                   5.8
 Ordinary                    Sale             446                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             288                   5.8
 Ordinary                    Sale             825                   5.81
 Ordinary                    Sale             444                   5.775
 Ordinary                    Sale             822                   5.765
 Ordinary                    Sale             540                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             282                   5.77
 Ordinary                    Sale             512                   5.775
 Ordinary                    Sale             98                    5.705
 Ordinary                    Sale             146                   5.69
 Ordinary                    Sale             123                   5.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             95                    5.565
 Ordinary                    Sale             254                   5.575
 Ordinary                    Sale             175                   5.79
 Ordinary                    Sale             164                   5.79
 Ordinary                    Sale             131                   5.725
 Ordinary                    Sale             272                   5.74
 Ordinary                    Sale             648                   5.58
                             Total Purchases  40,793
                             Total Sales      27,049

 

(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:  02/02/2022
 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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