Goodbody Stockbrokers UC Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) (5926M)

TIDMIRSH TIDMPTEC

RNS Number : 5926M

Goodbody Stockbrokers UC

24 May 2022

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                                             Goodbody Stockbrokers 
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:          Playtech plc 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:              Playtech plc 
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                       23 May 2022 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures  N/A 
 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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), 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:                                                                      Ord NPV 
                                                                                      Interests       Short positions 
                                                                                    Number      %     Number      % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                       8      0.00%      0       0.00 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
purchase/sell: 
 
  TOTAL:                                                                                   8  0.00%      0       0.00

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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      Purchases/ sales       Total number of      Highest price per unit    Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
        Ord NPV                  Buy                  3,000                    546.5                     545 
        Ord NPV                 Sale                  3,000                     550                      550 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
Class of relevant security  Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
                                  e.g. CFD        e.g. opening/closing a            securities 
                                                   long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of        Product       Writing,       Number of    Exercise price      Type       Expiry date  Option money 
   relevant      description    purchasing,   securities to     per unit         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security       e.g. call      selling,     which option                     American,                 received per 
                   option      varying etc.      relates                     European etc.                   unit 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities  Exercise price per unit 
        security            e.g. call option           against 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant security        Nature of dealing         Details  Price per unit (if applicable) 
                             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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt 
 principal trader 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 
 
   (c)        Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   24 May 2022 
Contact name:         Aidan Cronin 
Telephone number:     353 1 641 9432

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.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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