Form 8.3 - Bally’s Corporation (and Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary)

LONDON--()-- 

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:

 

Millennium International Management LP

(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

 

Bally’s Corporation (and Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary)

(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

 

21st July 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, Gamesys Group plc

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:

 

0.01 common (US05875B1061)

 

 

 

Interests

 

Short positions

 

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

 

15,720

 

0.037%

 

35,904

 

0.085%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

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

 

-

 

-

 

267,700

 

0.630%

 

TOTAL:

 

15,720

 

0.037%

 

303,604

 

0.715%

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 (USD)

US05875B1061

Purchase

15

46.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

25

46.67

US05875B1061

Purchase

122

47.05

US05875B1061

Purchase

98

47.32

US05875B1061

Purchase

3

47.35

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

19

47.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

27

47.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

51

47.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

24

46.85

US05875B1061

Purchase

48

46.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

67

47.18

US05875B1061

Purchase

3

47.37

US05875B1061

Purchase

25

47.14

US05875B1061

Purchase

28

46.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

24

47.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

111

47.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

190

47.16

US05875B1061

Purchase

89

46.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

341

47.09

US05875B1061

Purchase

182

46.86

US05875B1061

Purchase

158

46.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

76

47.28

US05875B1061

Purchase

104

47.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

302

47.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

204

47.59

US05875B1061

Sale

4,473

46.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

87

47.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

214

47.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

86

46.78

US05875B1061

Purchase

187

46.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

160

46.61

US05875B1061

Purchase

109

47.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

151

47.07

US05875B1061

Purchase

111

47.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

202

47.12

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

164

47.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

275

46.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

781

47.11

US05875B1061

Purchase

156

47.58

US05875B1061

Purchase

49

47.13

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

46.40

US05875B1061

Purchase

614

46.98

US05875B1061

Sale

121

46.98

US05875B1061

Purchase

53

47.03

US05875B1061

Purchase

64

47.09

US05875B1061

Purchase

429

47.19

US05875B1061

Purchase

158

47.28

US05875B1061

Purchase

161

47.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

158

47.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

48

47.35

US05875B1061

Purchase

118

47.20

US05875B1061

Purchase

27

46.83

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

46.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

120

47.27

US05875B1061

Purchase

12

47.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

448

47.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

47.12

US05875B1061

Purchase

342

46.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

7

46.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

33

47.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

14

47.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

139

46.67

US05875B1061

Purchase

107

46.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

13

47.11

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

47.13

US05875B1061

Purchase

135

46.44

US05875B1061

Purchase

7

46.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.38

US05875B1061

Purchase

37

47.09

US05875B1061

Purchase

16

46.87

US05875B1061

Purchase

2

46.28

US05875B1061

Purchase

354

46.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

18

47.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

155

47.08

US05875B1061

Purchase

9

47.20

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.16

US05875B1061

Purchase

7

46.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

46.90

US05875B1061

Sale

1,345

46.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

46.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

43

47.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

7

47.27

US05875B1061

Purchase

90

47.17

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

47.23

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

47.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

114

46.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

28

46.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

30

46.37

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

46.73

US05875B1061

Sale

30

47.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

18

47.16

US05875B1061

Purchase

339

47.13

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.98

US05875B1061

Sale

1,665

47.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

181

47.04

US05875B1061

Purchase

647

46.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

18

47.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

223

46.78

US05875B1061

Sale

2

47.29

US05875B1061

Sale

100

47.06

(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
(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

(USD)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

US05875B1061

Call Option

Purchased

600

75

American

20/08/2021

 

US05875B1061

Call Option

Purchased

2,000

75

American

19/11/2021

 

(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

 

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

 

NO

Date of disclosure:

 

22nd July 2021

Contact name:

 

Milos Naumovic

 

Telephone number:

 

+44 203 650 8203

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:

Millennium International Management LP

 

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

Bally’s Corporation (and Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary)

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

(USD)

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

US05875B1061

Call Option

Sold

209,900

75

American

20/08/2021

US05875B1061

Call Option

Sold

57,800

75

American

19/11/2021

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 742093
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210722T124102+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.