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

 

22nd 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:

 

137,246

 

0.308%

 

11,983

 

0.027%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

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

 

200,000

 

0.449%

 

 

65,300

 

0.154%

 

TOTAL:

 

337,246

 

0.756%

 

77,283

 

0.173%

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

25

44.99

US05875B1061

Sale

5

45.08

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

47.00

US05875B1061

Sale

200

45.99

US05875B1061

Sale

2

46.04

US05875B1061

Purchase

2

47.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

11

46.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

47.43

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

47.21

US05875B1061

Sale

52

47.35

US05875B1061

Purchase

156

47.28

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

47.12

US05875B1061

Sale

1,381

47.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

85

46.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

90

46.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

181

47.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

45

47.19

US05875B1061

Purchase

172

47.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

79

47.17

US05875B1061

Purchase

250

47.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

23

47.46

US05875B1061

Purchase

456

47.16

US05875B1061

Purchase

124

45.47

US05875B1061

Purchase

46

46.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

46.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

46.85

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.73

US05875B1061

Purchase

9

46.80

US05875B1061

Purchase

90

46.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.20

US05875B1061

Purchase

302

47.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

3

47.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

47.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

278

46.86

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,577

46.51

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.42

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

45.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

343

47.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

619

47.14

US05875B1061

Purchase

632

46.47

US05875B1061

Purchase

2,219

46.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.42

US05875B1061

Purchase

124

47.19

US05875B1061

Purchase

35

46.70

US05875B1061

Purchase

301

47.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

102

47.11

US05875B1061

Purchase

154

47.21

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,990

47.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

155

47.35

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.48

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.41

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.33

US05875B1061

Sale

900

46.81

US05875B1061

Sale

200

46.85

US05875B1061

Sale

10

45.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

30

45.54

US05875B1061

Sale

49

46.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

758

47.25

US05875B1061

Sale

264

47.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

49

47.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

46.90

US05875B1061

Sale

10

46.90

US05875B1061

Sale

300

46.77

US05875B1061

Purchase

33

47.42

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

45.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

20

47.10

US05875B1061

Sale

100

46.87

US05875B1061

Sale

1,000

47.19

US05875B1061

Sale

300

46.97

US05875B1061

Purchase

41

46.91

US05875B1061

Sale

1

47.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

47.43

US05875B1061

Sale

100

47.18

US05875B1061

Sale

10

46.95

US05875B1061

Sale

100

47.21

US05875B1061

Sale

300

47.07

US05875B1061

Sale

111

47.36

US05875B1061

Sale

86

47.17

US05875B1061

Sale

3

46.96

US05875B1061

Sale

2

47.32

US05875B1061

Purchase

27

47.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

47.46

US05875B1061

Sale

18

45.90

US05875B1061

Sale

3

44.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

47.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

400

46.85

US05875B1061

Sale

90

47.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

46.69

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.00

US05875B1061

Sale

35

46.07

US05875B1061

Purchase

110

47.38

US05875B1061

Sale

16

46.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

47.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

900

47.53

US05875B1061

Sale

64

46.86

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.79

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

47.42

US05875B1061

Sale

16

47.42

US05875B1061

Sale

36

46.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.10

US05875B1061

Sale

10

47.14

US05875B1061

Sale

37

45.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

46.70

US05875B1061

Sale

8

47.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

267

47.22

US05875B1061

Sale

38

46.84

US05875B1061

Sale

15

46.83

US05875B1061

Sale

9

46.55

US05875B1061

Sale

3

47.35

US05875B1061

Purchase

190

47.23

US05875B1061

Sale

15

47.23

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

54

47.13

US05875B1061

Sale

9

46.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

47.24

US05875B1061

Sale

15

47.27

US05875B1061

Sale

40

47.20

US05875B1061

Sale

8

47.30

US05875B1061

Sale

16

47.16

(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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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:

 

23rd 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: 746660
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210923T135429+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.