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Form 8.3 - GVC Holdings Plc

23rd Feb 2018 09:36

RNS Number : 7809F

Societe Generale SA

23 February 2018

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(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	GVC Holdings Plc
(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	22/02/2018
(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: Ladbrokes Coral 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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	766	0.00	5,938,689	1.96
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,741,023	1.89	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	5,741,789	1.89	5,938,689	1.96

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 GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	33	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	15	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	450	9.245
Ordinary	Purchase	88	9.245
Ordinary	Purchase	344	9.245
Ordinary	Purchase	145	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	328	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	330	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	69	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	783	9.27
Ordinary	Purchase	84	9.27
Ordinary	Purchase	8,187	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	406	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	624	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	3,763	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	14	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	6,401	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	1,982	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	215	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	198	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	110	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	300	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	264	9.215
Ordinary	Purchase	330	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	142	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	268	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	170	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	20	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	276	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	651	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	9	9.2
Ordinary	Purchase	401	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	298	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	137	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	97	9.21
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.225
Ordinary	Purchase	249	9.225
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	134	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	1,372	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	280	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	79	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	379	9.27
Ordinary	Purchase	398	9.265
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.27
Ordinary	Purchase	830	9.265
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	141	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	66	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	1	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	374	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	480	9.225
Ordinary	Purchase	760	9.26
Ordinary	Purchase	597	9.225
Ordinary	Purchase	1,524	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	371	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	17	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	213	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	144	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	242	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	748	9.25
Ordinary	Purchase	199	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	64	9.24
Ordinary	Purchase	273	9.18
Ordinary	Purchase	42	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	400	9.205
Ordinary	Purchase	344	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	103	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	218	9.175
Ordinary	Purchase	76	9.165
Ordinary	Purchase	402	9.22
Ordinary	Purchase	1,015	9.295
Ordinary	Purchase	1,317	9.28
Ordinary	Purchase	330	9.225
Ordinary	Purchase	1,298	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	572	9.255
Ordinary	Purchase	23	9.285
Ordinary	Purchase	45	9.265
Ordinary	Purchase	53	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	311	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	86	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	434	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	300	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	154	9.225
Ordinary	Sale	222	9.26
Ordinary	Sale	15	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	5,356	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	9	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	368	9.195
Ordinary	Sale	276	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	412	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	136	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	392	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	410	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	250	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	249	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.265
Ordinary	Sale	8	9.255
Ordinary	Sale	473	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	141	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	995	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	287	9.23
Ordinary	Sale	359	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	493	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	335	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	481	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	30	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	64	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	60	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	76	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	1,579	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	244	9.195
Ordinary	Sale	341	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	44	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	225	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	355	9.195
Ordinary	Sale	319	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	47	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	16	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	400	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	259	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	630	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	159	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	288	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	288	9.21
Ordinary	Sale	658	9.2
Ordinary	Sale	92	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	361	9.25
Ordinary	Sale	418	9.185
Ordinary	Sale	692	9.205
Ordinary	Sale	261	9.215
Ordinary	Sale	294	9.22
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.305
Ordinary	Sale	7	9.285
	Total Purchases	47,964
	Total Sales	21,640

(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 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 GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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"

(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"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	23/02/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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