Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Oct 5, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0524O

Societe Generale SA

05 October 2021

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 relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Entain 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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	04/10/2021
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES: DraftKings Inc

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:	11,167,735	1.90	36,823	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	2,826,750	0.48
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	11,167,735	1.90	2,863,573	0.49

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	2,661	21.21
Ordinary	Purchase	2,365	21.21
Ordinary	Purchase	3,795	21.21
Ordinary	Purchase	3,243	21.21
Ordinary	Purchase	442	21.3
Ordinary	Purchase	625	21.3
Ordinary	Purchase	578	21.32
Ordinary	Purchase	305	21.32
Ordinary	Purchase	808	21.39
Ordinary	Purchase	718	21.39
Ordinary	Purchase	175	21.3
Ordinary	Purchase	100	21.53
Ordinary	Purchase	173	21.53
Ordinary	Purchase	146	21.35
Ordinary	Purchase	37	21.47
Ordinary	Purchase	121	21.47
Ordinary	Purchase	231	21.45
Ordinary	Purchase	65	21.45
Ordinary	Purchase	84	21.47
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	21.45
Ordinary	Purchase	253	21.45
Ordinary	Purchase	488	21.45
Ordinary	Purchase	1,753	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	44	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	59	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	41	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	21	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	131	21.31
Ordinary	Purchase	32	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	110	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	80	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	199	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	100	21.38
Ordinary	Purchase	142	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	100	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	1,480	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	105	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	137	21.34
Ordinary	Purchase	181	21.31
Ordinary	Purchase	11	21.31
Ordinary	Purchase	170	21.31
Ordinary	Purchase	225	21.44
Ordinary	Purchase	11	21.44
Ordinary	Purchase	24,114	21.02330721
Ordinary	Sale	179	21.21
Ordinary	Sale	144	21.21
Ordinary	Sale	69	21.21
Ordinary	Sale	414	21.21
Ordinary	Sale	144	21.4
Ordinary	Sale	518	21.44
Ordinary	Sale	518	21.46
Ordinary	Sale	208	21.19
Ordinary	Sale	250	21.19
Ordinary	Sale	131	21.28
Ordinary	Sale	106	21.28
Ordinary	Sale	147	21.28
Ordinary	Sale	57	21.33
Ordinary	Sale	210	21.33
Ordinary	Sale	448	21.33
Ordinary	Sale	73	21.33
Ordinary	Sale	160	21.37
Ordinary	Sale	521	21.32
Ordinary	Sale	25	21.4
Ordinary	Sale	322	21.4
Ordinary	Sale	37	21.4
Ordinary	Sale	117	21.4
Ordinary	Sale	18	21.4
Ordinary	Sale	675	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	248	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	123	21.45
Ordinary	Sale	125	21.45
Ordinary	Sale	91	21.45
Ordinary	Sale	125	21.45
Ordinary	Sale	279	21.26
Ordinary	Sale	290	21.27
Ordinary	Sale	150	21.27
Ordinary	Sale	519	21.41
Ordinary	Sale	519	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	246	21.41
Ordinary	Sale	154	21.28
Ordinary	Sale	244	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	102	21.3
Ordinary	Sale	14	21.3
Ordinary	Sale	191	21.37
Ordinary	Sale	25	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	63	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	70	21.43
Ordinary	Sale	150	21.41
Ordinary	Sale	256	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	100	21.44
Ordinary	Sale	66	21.44
Ordinary	Sale	113	21.49
Ordinary	Sale	167	21.17
Ordinary	Sale	111	21.32
Ordinary	Sale	40	21.32
Ordinary	Sale	223	21.48
Ordinary	Sale	304	21.46
Ordinary	Sale	248	21.42
Ordinary	Sale	124	21.45
Ordinary	Sale	164	21.27
Ordinary	Sale	100	21.29
Ordinary	Sale	100	21.29
Ordinary	Sale	103	21.27
Ordinary	Sale	77	21.41
	Total Purchases	47,859
	Total Sales	11,515

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	24,114	21.02330721

(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 e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit GBP

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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:	05/10/2021
###### 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.

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