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

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RNS Number : 4347C  Societe Generale SA  22 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:                                       21/02/2022

      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:                     6,252,110  2.04   8,815     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:
                                                                      6,252,110  2.04   8,815     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         273,089               6.66
 Ordinary                    Purchase         169                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         416                   6.655
 Ordinary                    Purchase         759                   6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         607                   6.54
 Ordinary                    Purchase         588                   6.535
 Ordinary                    Purchase         614                   6.53
 Ordinary                    Purchase         596                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         197                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Purchase         493                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Purchase         757                   6.8
 Ordinary                    Purchase         736                   6.68
 Ordinary                    Purchase         690                   6.66
 Ordinary                    Purchase         690                   6.655
 Ordinary                    Purchase         696                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Purchase         340                   6.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         689                   6.62
 Ordinary                    Purchase         585                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Purchase         624                   6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         619                   6.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         572                   6.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         250                   6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         268                   6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         603                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         605                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         76                    6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         689                   6.63
 Ordinary                    Purchase         104                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Purchase         689                   6.625
 Ordinary                    Purchase         236                   6.495
 Ordinary                    Purchase         239                   6.495
 Ordinary                    Purchase         358                   6.445
 Ordinary                    Purchase         156                   6.545
 Ordinary                    Purchase         628                   6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         444                   6.545
 Ordinary                    Purchase         579                   6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         581                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         597                   6.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         691                   6.455
 Ordinary                    Purchase         691                   6.48
 Ordinary                    Purchase         387                   6.465
 Ordinary                    Purchase         304                   6.465
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.45
 Ordinary                    Purchase         200                   6.405
 Ordinary                    Purchase         626                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         626                   6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         166                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Purchase         626                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         630                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         693                   6.48
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.46
 Ordinary                    Purchase         693                   6.465
 Ordinary                    Purchase         624                   6.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         578                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         608                   6.565
 Ordinary                    Purchase         581                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         696                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Purchase         657                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         39                    6.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         67                    6.635
 Ordinary                    Purchase         585                   6.635
 Ordinary                    Purchase         628                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Purchase         400                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Purchase         623                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.63
 Ordinary                    Purchase         225                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         467                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         698                   6.655
 Ordinary                    Purchase         698                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Purchase         698                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Purchase         129                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         19                    6.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         550                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Purchase         27                    6.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         572                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         684                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         657                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         587                   6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         31                    6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         593                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         72                    6.59
 Ordinary                    Purchase         454                   6.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         68                    6.58
 Ordinary                    Purchase         219                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         620                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Purchase         92                    6.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         377                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Purchase         234                   6.575
 Ordinary                    Purchase         614                   6.56
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.62
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.625
 Ordinary                    Purchase         314                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Purchase         378                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Purchase         619                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Purchase         73                    6.61
 Ordinary                    Purchase         754                   6.725
 Ordinary                    Purchase         800                   6.675
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.71
 Ordinary                    Purchase         322                   6.7
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.72
 Ordinary                    Purchase         519                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Purchase         699                   6.63
 Ordinary                    Purchase         700                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Purchase         700                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Purchase         699                   6.625
 Ordinary                    Purchase         699                   6.635
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.725
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.715
 Ordinary                    Purchase         692                   6.705
 Ordinary                    Purchase         370                   6.7
 Ordinary                    Purchase         4                     6.675
 Ordinary                    Purchase         700                   6.62
 Ordinary                    Purchase         755                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Purchase         400                   6.555
 Ordinary                    Purchase         280                   6.655
 Ordinary                    Purchase         45                    6.635
 Ordinary                    Purchase         510                   6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         512                   6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         455                   6.405
 Ordinary                    Purchase         247                   6.71
 Ordinary                    Purchase         612                   6.405
 Ordinary                    Purchase         710                   6.405
 Ordinary                    Purchase         1,859                 6.6
 Ordinary                    Purchase         222                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Purchase         3,186                 6.6
 Ordinary                    Purchase         544                   6.55
 Ordinary                    Purchase         553                   6.71
 Ordinary                    Sale             691                   6.655
 Ordinary                    Sale             345                   6.66
 Ordinary                    Sale             691                   6.63
 Ordinary                    Sale             397                   6.66
 Ordinary                    Sale             159                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Sale             100                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             531                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Sale             309                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             616                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Sale             500                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             758                   6.635
 Ordinary                    Sale             710                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Sale             359                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Sale             698                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Sale             698                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Sale             400                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Sale             820                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Sale             698                   6.8
 Ordinary                    Sale             82                    6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             629                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             503                   6.48
 Ordinary                    Sale             223                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             473                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             577                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             696                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             577                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             696                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Sale             119                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             754                   6.42
 Ordinary                    Sale             689                   6.575
 Ordinary                    Sale             616                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             81                    6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Sale             756                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             400                   6.49
 Ordinary                    Sale             700                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Sale             689                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             310                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             690                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             690                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             401                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Sale             11                    6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Sale             387                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             609                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             91                    6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             383                   6.46
 Ordinary                    Sale             309                   6.46
 Ordinary                    Sale             700                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             700                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,681                 6.47
 Ordinary                    Sale             695                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             693                   6.575
 Ordinary                    Sale             693                   6.57
 Ordinary                    Sale             298                   6.475
 Ordinary                    Sale             593                   6.47
 Ordinary                    Sale             288                   6.475
 Ordinary                    Sale             408                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             283                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             694                   6.565
 Ordinary                    Sale             150                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.58
 Ordinary                    Sale             8                     6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             225                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             691                   6.455
 Ordinary                    Sale             411                   6.445
 Ordinary                    Sale             691                   6.45
 Ordinary                    Sale             280                   6.445
 Ordinary                    Sale             400                   6.47
 Ordinary                    Sale             40                    6.535
 Ordinary                    Sale             547                   6.535
 Ordinary                    Sale             186                   6.535
 Ordinary                    Sale             400                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             3,407                 6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             601                   6.635
 Ordinary                    Sale             150                   6.62
 Ordinary                    Sale             548                   6.62
 Ordinary                    Sale             464                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             231                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             400                   6.625
 Ordinary                    Sale             603                   6.62
 Ordinary                    Sale             692                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Sale             757                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Sale             692                   6.61
 Ordinary                    Sale             691                   6.615
 Ordinary                    Sale             395                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Sale             691                   6.635
 Ordinary                    Sale             296                   6.64
 Ordinary                    Sale             420                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             279                   6.6
 Ordinary                    Sale             699                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.59
 Ordinary                    Sale             697                   6.595
 Ordinary                    Sale             695                   6.585
 Ordinary                    Sale             502                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Sale             381                   6.83
 Ordinary                    Sale             510                   6.425
 Ordinary                    Sale             523                   6.54
 Ordinary                    Sale             555                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Sale             506                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Sale             536                   6.425
 Ordinary                    Sale             543                   6.54
 Ordinary                    Sale             247                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Sale             279                   6.645
 Ordinary                    Sale             291                   6.605
 Ordinary                    Sale             541                   6.65
 Ordinary                    Sale             505                   6.425
 Ordinary                    Sale             560                   6.54
 Ordinary                    Sale             521                   6.645
                             Total Purchases  340,976
                             Total Sales      66,554

 

(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:  22/02/2022
 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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