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

 

23rd 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:

 

143,597

 

0.322%

 

8,171

 

0.018%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

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

 

200,000

 

0.449%

 

 

65,300

 

0.146%

 

TOTAL:

 

343,597

 

0.771%

 

73,471

 

0.165%

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

Sale

26

48.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.79

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

48.98

US05875B1061

Purchase

70

47.47

US05875B1061

Sale

25

47.47

US05875B1061

Sale

10

49.70

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.06

US05875B1061

Sale

5

49.06

US05875B1061

Purchase

172

49.37

US05875B1061

Sale

21

48.74

US05875B1061

Purchase

400

48.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

309

49.14

US05875B1061

Purchase

110

49.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

258

49.01

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

49.82

US05875B1061

Sale

114

49.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

93

49.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

79

49.18

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.75

US05875B1061

Sale

21

49.02

US05875B1061

Sale

39

49.79

US05875B1061

Sale

9

49.32

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

4

49.09

US05875B1061

Sale

78

49.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.89

US05875B1061

Sale

54

49.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

49.73

US05875B1061

Sale

20

49.67

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.69

US05875B1061

Sale

6

49.12

US05875B1061

Sale

13

49.52

US05875B1061

Purchase

124

49.74

US05875B1061

Sale

25

49.74

US05875B1061

Sale

23

49.86

US05875B1061

Purchase

110

49.64

US05875B1061

Sale

6

49.64

US05875B1061

Sale

17

49.62

US05875B1061

Sale

20

49.54

US05875B1061

Purchase

33

49.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

48.77

US05875B1061

Sale

106

49.46

US05875B1061

Sale

11

49.40

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

50.00

US05875B1061

Sale

36

50.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

143

49.93

US05875B1061

Sale

50

49.65

US05875B1061

Sale

55

49.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.26

US05875B1061

Sale

11

49.87

US05875B1061

Purchase

25

49.80

US05875B1061

Sale

131

49.80

US05875B1061

Sale

34

49.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

227

49.63

US05875B1061

Sale

27

50.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

112

49.91

US05875B1061

Sale

5

49.85

US05875B1061

Sale

77

49.51

US05875B1061

Purchase

120

49.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

110

49.74

US05875B1061

Purchase

9

49.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

330

49.87

US05875B1061

Sale

839

49.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

498

49.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

2

49.55

US05875B1061

Purchase

148

49.98

US05875B1061

Sale

20

48.76

US05875B1061

Sale

100

48.79

US05875B1061

Sale

164

48.98

US05875B1061

Sale

100

48.96

US05875B1061

Sale

205

49.70

US05875B1061

Sale

200

49.06

US05875B1061

Sale

255

49.57

US05875B1061

Sale

443

49.14

US05875B1061

Sale

100

48.82

US05875B1061

Sale

1,287

49.76

US05875B1061

Sale

300

49.75

US05875B1061

Sale

20

49.02

US05875B1061

Sale

815

49.79

US05875B1061

Sale

10

48.84

US05875B1061

Sale

1,801

49.73

US05875B1061

Sale

300

49.69

US05875B1061

Sale

110

49.66

US05875B1061

Sale

204

49.12

US05875B1061

Sale

1

49.52

US05875B1061

Sale

100

49.74

US05875B1061

Sale

600

49.86

US05875B1061

Sale

1,267

49.88

US05875B1061

Sale

50

49.96

US05875B1061

Sale

400

49.64

US05875B1061

Sale

110

49.54

US05875B1061

Sale

1,554

49.38

US05875B1061

Sale

741

49.83

US05875B1061

Sale

582

49.93

US05875B1061

Sale

288

49.65

US05875B1061

Sale

199

49.25

US05875B1061

Sale

887

49.90

US05875B1061

Sale

24

49.87

US05875B1061

Sale

1,300

49.59

US05875B1061

Sale

40

49.58

US05875B1061

Sale

519

49.84

US05875B1061

Sale

100

49.55

US05875B1061

Sale

1,288

49.85

US05875B1061

Sale

1

49.98

US05875B1061

Sale

1,454

49.27

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

292

48.98

US05875B1061

Purchase

120

47.47

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.93

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.89

US05875B1061

Sale

190

49.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

21

49.03

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.73

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.40

US05875B1061

Sale

10

49.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

400

48.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

48.56

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

48.91

US05875B1061

Purchase

432

48.98

US05875B1061

Purchase

737

48.96

US05875B1061

Purchase

3

49.16

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.29

US05875B1061

Purchase

700

47.47

US05875B1061

Purchase

671

48.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

368

48.93

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.70

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

49.06

US05875B1061

Purchase

999

48.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

500

49.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

300

48.80

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.13

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

48.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

227

49.10

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.37

US05875B1061

Purchase

184

49.57

US05875B1061

Purchase

210

49.77

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

47.62

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

48.74

US05875B1061

Purchase

778

48.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.14

US05875B1061

Purchase

310

48.82

US05875B1061

Purchase

313

49.53

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.76

US05875B1061

Purchase

312

48.97

US05875B1061

Purchase

540

49.05

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

47.90

US05875B1061

Purchase

399

48.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

48.85

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.01

US05875B1061

Purchase

507

49.82

US05875B1061

Sale

200

49.75

US05875B1061

Purchase

408

48.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.03

US05875B1061

Purchase

160

49.02

US05875B1061

Purchase

154

49.79

US05875B1061

Purchase

561

49.08

US05875B1061

Purchase

323

49.35

US05875B1061

Purchase

101

49.04

US05875B1061

Purchase

301

48.84

US05875B1061

Purchase

172

49.15

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

49.09

US05875B1061

Purchase

930

49.34

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.89

US05875B1061

Purchase

264

49.67

US05875B1061

Purchase

117

49.69

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.44

US05875B1061

Sale

100

49.44

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,523

49.52

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.39

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.86

US05875B1061

Purchase

316

49.88

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,200

49.62

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

49.54

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.45

US05875B1061

Purchase

46

49.99

US05875B1061

Purchase

390

49.46

US05875B1061

Sale

100

49.40

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.38

US05875B1061

Purchase

329

49.83

US05875B1061

Sale

1

49.83

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

50.00

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.93

US05875B1061

Purchase

100

49.25

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

49.92

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

49.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

600

48.94

US05875B1061

Purchase

267

49.26

US05875B1061

Purchase

2,349

49.81

US05875B1061

Purchase

310

49.59

US05875B1061

Sale

1,448

49.59

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

49.80

US05875B1061

Purchase

545

49.31

US05875B1061

Purchase

302

49.28

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

50.03

US05875B1061

Purchase

510

49.36

US05875B1061

Purchase

15

49.63

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

50.02

US05875B1061

Sale

100

49.68

US05875B1061

Purchase

1

49.17

US05875B1061

Purchase

33

48.78

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.85

US05875B1061

Purchase

24

49.51

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.33

US05875B1061

Purchase

2

48.70

US05875B1061

Purchase

10

49.97

US05875B1061

Purchase

42

49.95

US05875B1061

Purchase

200

49.11

US05875B1061

Purchase

5

49.50

US05875B1061

Purchase

99

49.24

US05875B1061

Purchase

121

48.73

US05875B1061

Purchase

6

49.61

US05875B1061

Purchase

1,448

49.59

(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:

 

24th 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: 746891
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210924T114208+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.