27th Mar 2018 14:58
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GVC HOLDINGS PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (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: | 26 March 2018 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | |||||
| 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: | Euro 0.01 ordinary | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 790,321 | 0.26% | 8,349,025 | 2.75% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 7,058,535 | 2.32% | 48,559 | 0.02% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 7,848,856 | 2.58% | 8,397,584 | 2.76% | |||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 9.1000 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 219 | 9.0775 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 9.1352 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 318 | 9.2475 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 318 | 9.1275 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 355 | 9.1325 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 425 | 9.0425 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 431 | 9.1065 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 562 | 9.0175 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 830 | 9.3725 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 873 | 9.1100 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,414 | 9.1225 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 1,950 | 9.1178 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 5,350 | 9.1045 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 5,919 | 9.1184 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 6,496 | 9.2004 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 9,074 | 9.1250 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 32,416 | 9.0782 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 55,244 | 9.1097 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 103,653 | 9.1300 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 175,360 | 9.1050 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 222,943 | 9.0958 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Purchase | 376,037 | 9.1712 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 5 | 9.1800 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 219 | 9.0775 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 318 | 9.2475 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 318 | 9.1275 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 355 | 9.1325 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 425 | 9.0425 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 444 | 9.1504 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 562 | 9.0175 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 830 | 9.3734 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 830 | 9.3725 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 873 | 9.1100 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 9.0000 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,414 | 9.1225 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,741 | 9.1300 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 1,955 | 9.0119 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,622 | 9.3786 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 2,761 | 9.1215 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 5,887 | 9.0169 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 6,071 | 9.0828 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 6,949 | 9.1198 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 7,357 | 9.0865 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 9,180 | 9.1056 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 12,545 | 9.2471 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 13,170 | 9.1949 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 13,369 | 9.0786 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 13,941 | 9.2945 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 16,051 | 9.2264 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 21,159 | 9.1116 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 28,531 | 9.2778 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 42,709 | 9.1569 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 80,884 | 9.1719 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 83,076 | 9.2379 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 97,532 | 9.1050 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 135,331 | 9.3107 GBP | ||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sale | 221,886 | 9.1003 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 5 | 9.1800 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 66 | 9.2825 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 260 | 9.2116 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 384 | 9.4000 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 884 | 9.1733 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,622 | 9.3786 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,161 | 9.3122 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 13,369 | 9.0786 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 34,005 | 9.2036 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 45,646 | 9.2052 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 57,237 | 9.0612 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 66,810 | 9.2026 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 72,839 | 9.1050 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Long | 80,000 | 9.1719 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 28 | 9.0350 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 100 | 9.1000 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 100 | 9.1059 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 300 | 9.1352 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 974 | 9.0397 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,429 | 9.0426 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,731 | 9.2342 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD | Short | 6,496 | 9.2004 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 26,316 | 9.0967 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 38,150 | 9.0927 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 250,134 | 9.0999 GBP | |||||
| Euro 0.01 ordinary | SWAP | Short | 370,306 | 9.1702 GBP |
(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 | 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? | NO | |
| Date of disclosure: | 27 Mar 2018 | |
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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.
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