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 September 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:

 

124,414

 

0.293%

 

9,196

 

0.022%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

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

 

200,000

 

0.471%

 

65,300

 

0.154%

 

TOTAL:

 

324,414

 

0.764%

 

74,496

 

0.175%

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

1,500

43.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

25

43.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

352

43.93

US05875B1061

Purchase

99

43.80

US05875B1061

Purchase

95

44.01

US05875B1061

Purchase

696

43.78

US05875B1061

Purchase

900

43.87

US05875B1061

Purchase

104

44.05

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,387

43.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

43.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

461

44.49

US05875B1061

Purchase

33

44.16

US05875B1061

Purchase

92

44.33

US05875B1061

Sale

12,647

44.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

47

43.66

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.17

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.23

US05875B1061

Purchase

400

44.09

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,100

44.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,000

44.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

44.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

44.44

US05875B1061

Purchase

9

44.20

US05875B1061

Purchase

2

44.08

US05875B1061

Purchase

47

44.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

48

44.70

US05875B1061

Purchase

591

43.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

37

44.22

US05875B1061

Purchase

23

44.18

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

169

43.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

24

43.80

US05875B1061

Purchase

174

43.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

45

43.74

US05875B1061

Purchase

24

44.04

US05875B1061

Purchase

19

43.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

766

43.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

172

43.85

US05875B1061

Purchase

28

44.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

177

43.61

US05875B1061

Purchase

95

43.72

US05875B1061

Sale

28,812

44.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

25

43.58

US05875B1061

Purchase

80

43.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

183

44.54

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

44.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

121

44.20

US05875B1061

Purchase

19

43.42

US05875B1061

Purchase

184

44.72

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.71

US05875B1061

Purchase

93

44.42

US05875B1061

Purchase

222

44.45

US05875B1061

Purchase

20

44.63

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.18

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

43.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

163

43.93

US05875B1061

Purchase

102

43.71

US05875B1061

Purchase

400

44.01

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.77

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

43.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

652

43.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

665

43.78

US05875B1061

Purchase

559

43.87

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

43.73

US05875B1061

Purchase

20

44.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.04

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.05

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

2,062

43.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,600

43.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

301

44.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

439

44.37

US05875B1061

Purchase

372

43.97

US05875B1061

Purchase

900

44.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.67

US05875B1061

Purchase

101

44.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

290

44.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

94

44.23

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,580

44.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

173

44.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.28

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.13

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.06

US05875B1061

Purchase

25

44.08

US05875B1061

Purchase

103

44.65

US05875B1061

Purchase

912

44.40

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.98

US05875B1061

Purchase

226

44.46

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

44.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.52

US05875B1061

Purchase

190

44.48

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

44.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

4

43.88

US05875B1061

Sale

4

43.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

83

43.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

299

43.93

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.01

US05875B1061

Purchase

325

43.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.64

US05875B1061

Sale

4

43.74

US05875B1061

Purchase

556

43.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

114

43.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

44.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

253

43.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

78

43.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

4

44.33

US05875B1061

Sale

2,300

44.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

44.03

US05875B1061

Purchase

47

43.66

US05875B1061

Purchase

51

44.24

US05875B1061

Sale

2

44.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

12

44.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

48

44.23

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

44.36

US05875B1061

Purchase

266

44.09

US05875B1061

Purchase

16

44.25

US05875B1061

Sale

18

43.94

US05875B1061

Sale

1,341

44.32

US05875B1061

Purchase

104

44.07

US05875B1061

Sale

8

44.07

US05875B1061

Sale

4

44.56

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

44.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

183

43.98

US05875B1061

Sale

8

44.47

US05875B1061

Purchase

58

44.58

US05875B1061

Sale

4

44.19

US05875B1061

Purchase

445

43.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

18

44.18

US05875B1061

Purchase

111

43.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

12

43.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

43.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

112

43.80

US05875B1061

Sale

383

43.80

US05875B1061

Purchase

86

44.01

US05875B1061

Purchase

280

43.77

US05875B1061

Sale

900

43.77

US05875B1061

Purchase

13

43.83

US05875B1061

Sale

200

43.83

US05875B1061

Purchase

7

43.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

43.62

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

43.78

US05875B1061

Purchase

114

43.64

US05875B1061

Purchase

123

43.87

US05875B1061

Purchase

238

43.74

US05875B1061

Purchase

29

43.55

US05875B1061

Purchase

216

44.00

US05875B1061

Sale

200

44.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

66

43.56

US05875B1061

Sale

400

43.69

US05875B1061

Sale

400

44.04

US05875B1061

Purchase

130

44.05

US05875B1061

Purchase

312

43.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

72

43.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

14

43.86

US05875B1061

Purchase

64

43.89

US05875B1061

Sale

100

43.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

43.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

3

43.85

US05875B1061

Purchase

155

44.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

7

43.60

US05875B1061

Purchase

96

43.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

22

43.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

2

43.97

US05875B1061

Purchase

94

43.72

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

43.79

US05875B1061

Purchase

17

44.49

US05875B1061

Purchase

517

44.33

US05875B1061

Sale

57,767

44.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

13

44.03

US05875B1061

Sale

500

44.03

US05875B1061

Purchase

136

44.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

57

44.36

US05875B1061

Purchase

26

44.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

44.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

4

43.94

US05875B1061

Sale

400

44.55

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

44.67

US05875B1061

Sale

400

44.54

US05875B1061

Purchase

14

44.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

4

44.06

US05875B1061

Sale

100

44.41

US05875B1061

Sale

200

44.07

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

44.20

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

44.15

US05875B1061

Sale

200

44.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.14

US05875B1061

Purchase

29

44.65

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

43.98

US05875B1061

Sale

1,000

44.42

US05875B1061

Purchase

30

44.43

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

44.58

US05875B1061

Purchase

90

44.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

60

43.91

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

44.26

US05875B1061

Sale

1,200

44.26

US05875B1061

Sale

400

44.53

US05875B1061

Purchase

57,767

44.33

(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

Purchasing

100,000

50

American

19/11/2021

 

US05875B1061

Put Option

Selling

100,000

35

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?

 

YES

Date of disclosure:

 

22nd September 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

65,300

75

American

19/11/2021

US05875B1061

Call Option

Purchased

100,000

50

American

19/11/2021

US05875B1061

Put Option

Sold

100,000

35

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: 746551
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210922T120656+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.