For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
http://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20220202:nRSB4592Aa&default-theme=true
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) .
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
. END RETBKBBDCBKKDBK