11th Dec 2017 13:17
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: | 08 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 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: | 29,360,810 | 1.53% | 18,799,570 | 0.98% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 9,638,762 | 0.50% | 4,178,148 | 0.22% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 38,999,572 | 2.04% | 22,977,718 | 1.20% | |||||||
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 | 575 | 1.7610 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 721 | 1.7600 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 793 | 1.7775 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 1.7840 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,134 | 1.7715 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,292 | 1.7785 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,410 | 1.7625 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,873 | 1.7740 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,148 | 1.7665 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,203 | 1.7735 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,233 | 1.7670 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,299 | 1.7700 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,385 | 1.7730 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,399 | 1.7762 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,466 | 1.7756 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,471 | 1.7790 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,626 | 1.7650 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,665 | 1.7655 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,688 | 1.7755 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,844 | 1.7810 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,540 | 1.7690 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,557 | 1.7750 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 3,598 | 1.7770 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 4,243 | 1.7765 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,040 | 1.7675 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,506 | 1.7660 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 5,509 | 1.7645 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,627 | 1.7710 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 6,850 | 1.7783 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 7,637 | 1.7780 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,686 | 1.7630 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 9,839 | 1.7861 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 10,500 | 1.7635 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 10,589 | 1.7640 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 12,949 | 1.7844 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 18,785 | 1.7782 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 19,025 | 1.7803 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 29,843 | 1.7717 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 38,425 | 1.7811 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 56,815 | 1.7664 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 59,961 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 108,602 | 1.7725 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 124,451 | 1.7751 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 137,523 | 1.7826 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 438,787 | 1.7753 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 475,834 | 1.7745 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,202,608 | 1.7536 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 1,500,000 | 1.7694 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Purchase | 2,171,789 | 1.7727 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 18 | 1.7860 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 575 | 1.7610 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 721 | 1.7600 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 793 | 1.7775 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 878 | 1.7725 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 1.7840 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,134 | 1.7715 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,292 | 1.7785 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,410 | 1.7625 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,873 | 1.7740 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 1,977 | 1.7726 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,148 | 1.7665 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,203 | 1.7735 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,299 | 1.7700 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,385 | 1.7730 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,471 | 1.7790 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,626 | 1.7650 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,665 | 1.7655 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 2,844 | 1.7810 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,540 | 1.7690 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,557 | 1.7750 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,598 | 1.7770 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,842 | 1.7679 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 3,876 | 1.7670 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 4,888 | 1.7737 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,040 | 1.7675 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,506 | 1.7660 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,509 | 1.7645 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 5,914 | 1.7765 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 7,637 | 1.7780 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 8,125 | 1.7857 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 9,686 | 1.7630 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,500 | 1.7635 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 10,589 | 1.7640 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 11,173 | 1.7766 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 18,694 | 1.7742 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 23,507 | 1.7817 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 25,853 | 1.7738 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 27,982 | 1.7830 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 29,706 | 1.7743 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 35,572 | 1.7710 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 62,370 | 1.7707 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 66,963 | 1.7681 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 84,787 | 1.7791 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 161,055 | 1.7800 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 209,226 | 1.7711 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 321,527 | 1.7832 GBP | ||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | Sale | 627,364 | 1.7734 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 | CFD | Long | 374 | 1.7717 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,842 | 1.7679 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,625 | 1.7857 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 8,625 | 1.7857 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 11,079 | 1.7859 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 15,000 | 1.7778 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 15,200 | 1.7858 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 18,694 | 1.7742 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 25,853 | 1.7738 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 27,982 | 1.7830 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 28,914 | 1.7703 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 29,706 | 1.7743 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 62,370 | 1.7707 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 67,875 | 1.7860 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 67,875 | 1.7860 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 161,055 | 1.7800 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Long | 166,561 | 1.7718 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 166,561 | 1.7718 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 203,141 | 1.7821 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 630,805 | 1.7729 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 665,440 | 1.7746 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 754 | 1.7822 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 9,839 | 1.7861 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,001 | 1.7700 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,682 | 1.7860 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 12,949 | 1.7844 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 16,811 | 1.7706 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 29,843 | 1.7717 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 57,742 | 1.7768 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 67,139 | 1.7646 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 74,117 | 1.7759 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 81,939 | 1.7723 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 107,724 | 1.7725 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 152,474 | 1.7751 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 264,851 | 1.7730 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | CFD | Short | 273,772 | 1.7737 GBP | |||||
| 28 1/3p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,343,822 | 1.7734 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: | 11 Dec 2017 | |
| 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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