7th Feb 2018 12:08
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 | LADBROKES CORAL GROUP 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: | 06 February 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? | GVC HOLDINGS 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: | 28 1/3p ordinary | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 61,640,118 | 3.22% | 6,032,443 | 0.31% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 484,931 | 0.03% | 47,355,429 | 2.47% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 62,125,049 | 3.24% | 53,387,872 | 2.79% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 1.6170 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 450 | 1.6175 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,867 | 1.6047 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,896 | 1.6100 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,900 | 1.6137 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,759 | 1.6185 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,088 | 1.6121 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 17,231 | 1.6166 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,712 | 1.6114 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 29,852 | 1.6109 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 31,539 | 1.6123 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 50,411 | 1.6128 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 138,248 | 1.6101 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 751,600 | 1.6125 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,867 | 1.6047 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,627 | 1.6161 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,755 | 1.6185 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,202 | 1.6148 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,735 | 1.6097 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 14,107 | 1.6113 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 17,796 | 1.6168 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 18,755 | 1.6151 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 63,374 | 1.6133 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 88,401 | 1.6132 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 92,273 | 1.6100 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 186,074 | 1.6125 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 229,411 | 1.6115 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 555,962 | 1.6136 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,604 | 1.6076 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,931 | 1.6128 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,900 | 1.6155 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 4,868 | 1.6093 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,693 | 1.6074 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 7,735 | 1.6097 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,832 | 1.6098 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 16,371 | 1.6179 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16,491 | 1.6141 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 17,796 | 1.6168 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 29,255 | 1.6102 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 40,162 | 1.6152 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 48,239 | 1.6115 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 92,273 | 1.6100 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 294,138 | 1.6144 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 400,914 | 1.6129 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 100 | 1.6170 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,900 | 1.6137 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 8,088 | 1.6121 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,014 | 1.6117 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,099 | 1.6103 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 12,581 | 1.6083 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 17,231 | 1.6165 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 23,597 | 1.6118 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 37,830 | 1.6143 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 87,120 | 1.6100 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 138,248 | 1.6101 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 190,429 | 1.6114 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 517,099 | 1.6135 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: | 7 Feb 2018 | ||
| Contact name: | Elise Tang | ||
| Telephone number: | 0207 1163 001 |
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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