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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Entain plc

RNS Number : 6563O

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

11 October 2021

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Entain plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Entain plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	08 October 2021
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES- Draftkings Inc

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.01 ordinary	PURCHASES	314,695	21.5600 GBP	21.3100 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	SALES	428,281	21.5700 GBP	21.2400 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	SALES	100,000	29.0682 USD	29.0682 USD
EUR 0.01 ordinary	PURCHASES	103,195	29.1717 USD	29.0609 USD

(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
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	36,586	21.3250 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,658	21.3372 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	18	21.3657 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,975	21.3717 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20	21.4200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,291	21.4258 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	327	21.5058 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,928	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,741	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	300	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,000	21.3700 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,743	21.3794 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	85,840	21.3850 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	553	21.4095 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,147	21.4095 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,302	21.4271 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	55	21.4946 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	730	21.4015 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33	21.4271 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,975	21.4311 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36	21.4900 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	666	21.5000 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	327	21.5301 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	181	21.3200 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	99	21.3330 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,302	21.3657 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	300	21.3800 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,654	21.3885 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	452	21.3894 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,674	21.4047 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	101,337	21.4064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,163	21.4064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	879	21.4064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,473	21.4064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,676	21.4064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25,410	21.4064 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	145	21.4094 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,258	21.4275 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,826	21.4568 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,911	21.4568 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,932	21.4607 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,890	21.4607 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,250	21.4607 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,275	21.4607 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,887	21.4680 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,174	21.4693 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,089	21.4693 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,887	21.4726 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,670	21.4892 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	68	21.4900 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	85	21.4906 GBP
EUR 0.01 ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24	21.5058 GBP

(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

N/A

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

(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)

N/A

3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

Date of disclosure:	11 October 2021
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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Date	11 Oct 2021
Time	10:28:30
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	6563O

Date	11 Oct 2021
Time	10:28:30
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	6563O

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