13th Dec 2017 14:51
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: | 12 December 2017 | |||
| (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 HLDGS 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: | 43,970,716 | 2.29% | 18,237,795 | 0.95% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 8,165,764 | 0.43% | 21,005,010 | 1.10% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 52,136,480 | 2.72% | 39,242,805 | 2.05% | |||||||
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 | 48 | 1.7460 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 1.7500 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 797 | 1.7313 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 931 | 1.7445 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,519 | 1.7455 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,888 | 1.7330 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,564 | 1.7425 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,739 | 1.7435 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,364 | 1.7340 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,861 | 1.7405 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,107 | 1.7430 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,547 | 1.7375 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,901 | 1.7285 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,207 | 1.7415 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,998 | 1.7420 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 8,739 | 1.7385 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,150 | 1.7400 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,553 | 1.7381 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,577 | 1.7395 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 12,471 | 1.7410 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 13,114 | 1.7280 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 14,973 | 1.7370 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 17,816 | 1.7440 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,158 | 1.7360 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,681 | 1.7345 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,965 | 1.7355 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,282 | 1.7325 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,590 | 1.7295 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 21,525 | 1.7390 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 22,047 | 1.7335 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 23,924 | 1.7300 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 24,318 | 1.7366 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 28,822 | 1.7320 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 33,660 | 1.7315 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 34,025 | 1.7310 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 38,410 | 1.7380 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 41,475 | 1.7365 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 50,000 | 1.7356 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 71,301 | 1.7403 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 93,368 | 1.7305 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 101,145 | 1.7311 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 106,162 | 1.7306 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 131,008 | 1.7299 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 150,000 | 1.7402 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 178,874 | 1.7338 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 494,248 | 1.7303 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 847,484 | 1.7317 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,709,178 | 1.7350 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,013,578 | 1.7290 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 57,950,791 | 1.7000 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 96 | 1.7460 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 931 | 1.7445 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,519 | 1.7455 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,888 | 1.7330 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,564 | 1.7425 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,739 | 1.7435 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,214 | 1.7298 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,861 | 1.7405 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,107 | 1.7430 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,547 | 1.7375 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,901 | 1.7285 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,998 | 1.7420 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,739 | 1.7385 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 9,577 | 1.7395 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 11,474 | 1.7350 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 12,121 | 1.7290 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 12,471 | 1.7410 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 13,114 | 1.7280 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 14,973 | 1.7370 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 15,061 | 1.7433 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,113 | 1.7340 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 17,816 | 1.7440 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 18,158 | 1.7360 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 18,965 | 1.7355 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 19,282 | 1.7325 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 19,590 | 1.7295 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 21,525 | 1.7390 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 22,047 | 1.7335 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 22,125 | 1.7368 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 23,756 | 1.7415 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 24,874 | 1.7740 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 26,480 | 1.7400 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 28,822 | 1.7320 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 29,908 | 1.7300 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 33,660 | 1.7315 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 34,025 | 1.7310 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 35,315 | 1.7380 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 74,150 | 1.7333 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 93,368 | 1.7305 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 103,398 | 1.7392 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 120,400 | 1.7376 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 199,504 | 1.7337 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 206,585 | 1.7293 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 436,742 | 1.7345 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 548,663 | 1.7365 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,000,000 | 1.7020 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,000,000 | 1.7019 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,000,000 | 1.7317 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,250,000 | 1.7010 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,350,791 | 1.7026 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,250,000 | 1.7008 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,450,000 | 1.7025 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 11,400,000 | 1.7000 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 16,350,000 | 1.7017 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 | 2,023 | 1.7352 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,214 | 1.7298 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,134 | 1.7340 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 15,200 | 1.7278 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 24,874 | 1.7740 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 30,280 | 1.7306 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 38,037 | 1.7297 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 39,809 | 1.7337 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 196,222 | 1.7372 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 250,569 | 1.7326 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 384,672 | 1.7280 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 384,672 | 1.7280 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,000,746 | 1.7351 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,868 | 1.7304 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 5,785 | 1.7466 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 10,900 | 1.7280 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 11,271 | 1.7335 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 13,322 | 1.7292 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 15,689 | 1.7382 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 16,916 | 1.7451 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 22,340 | 1.7437 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 38,630 | 1.7379 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 44,647 | 1.7301 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 67,154 | 1.7354 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 182,822 | 1.7391 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 243,505 | 1.7281 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 367,987 | 1.7428 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 385,461 | 1.7369 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 400,000 | 1.7017 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 422,213 | 1.7360 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 522,836 | 1.7368 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 736,507 | 1.7351 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP Expires 14/01/2019 | Short | 2,000,000 | 1.7290 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: | 13 Dec 2017 | ||
| Contact name: | Femi Badmos | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 1125 |
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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