Form 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC

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Regulatory News | 21 Oct, 2021

Updated : 11:34

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:	Barclays PLC.
		Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	PLAYTECH PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:	PLAYTECH PLC
(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:	20 October 2021
(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?

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 NPV
		Interests		Short Positions
		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:	8,796,360	2.87%	6,033,779	1.97%

(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
		5,770,568	1.88%	8,171,494	2.67%

(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%


	TOTAL:	14,566,928	4.75%	14,205,273	4.64%

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	Purchase/sale	Number of	Price per unit
security		securities
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	6	6.7537 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	30	6.7536 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	37	6.7651 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	188	6.7493 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	263	6.7375 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	505	6.7511 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	534	6.7661 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	565	6.7574 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	570	6.7839 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	823	6.7550 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	998	6.7587 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,206	6.7435 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,446	6.7583 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,528	6.7509 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	2,677	6.7628 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	3,021	6.7455 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	3,151	6.7554 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	3,627	6.7516 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	4,361	6.7473 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	4,366	6.7401 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	5,834	6.7604 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	6,271	6.7626 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	9,106	6.7507 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	13,984	6.7530 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	14,823	6.7500 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	19,455	6.7517 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	24,492	6.7498 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	29,189	6.7600 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	32,017	6.7470 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	65,679	6.7580 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Purchase	198,597	6.7451 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	15	6.7600 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	274	6.7900 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	296	6.7800 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	525	6.7649 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	957	6.7523 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	998	6.7525 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	1,446	6.7575 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	1,560	6.7544 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	2,735	6.7510 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	3,329	6.7375 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	4,013	6.7505 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	4,528	6.7581 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	5,381	6.7358 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	9,209	6.7580 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	11,835	6.7503 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	12,797	6.7492 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	13,513	6.7482 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	14,318	6.7493 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	29,214	6.7469 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	33,327	6.7500 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	51,798	6.7590 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	103,200	6.7379 GBP
Ordinary NPV	Sale	187,635	6.7550 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description		reference	unit
security			securities
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Long	53	6.7492 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	64	6.7495 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Long	123	6.7494 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	525	6.7649 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	2,079	6.7523 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	2,854	6.7498 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	11,652	6.7510 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Long	14,142	6.7493 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	18,732	6.7506 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	24,074	6.7547 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	29,778	6.7500 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	33,961	6.7514 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Long	43,284	6.7609 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	37	6.7650 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Short	534	6.7661 GBP
Ordinary NPV	CFD	Short	893	6.7510 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	3,284	6.7461 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	4,262	6.7540 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	11,689	6.7632 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	15,051	6.7500 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	17,485	6.7579 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	27,815	6.7515 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	28,418	6.7510 GBP
Ordinary NPV	SWAP	Short	31,299	6.7588 GBP

(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)

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”

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”

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				21 Oct 2021
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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.

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Form 8.3 - PLAYTECH PLC

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