23rd Jan 2018 12:06
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 5296C released at 10:54am on the 22nd January 2018. Amendment made to section 2 (a). All other information remains unchanged
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | UBS Investment Bank, London |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | GVC Holdings plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Ladbrokes Coral Group plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 19 January 2018 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES Ladbrokes Coral Group plc |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | Buy
| 575926 | 9.38000 GBP | 9.24587 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sell
| 603113 | 9.38000 GBP | 9.23501 GBP |
(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 |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4975 | 9.38 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1094 | 9.379673 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 46708 | 9.245 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 306 | 9.255856 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1651 | 9.325623 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 971 | 9.270927 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 9.250925 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2048 | 9.256182 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 30 | 9.337934 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 55 | 9.276319 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 378 | 9.254518 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10 | 9.265927 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 181 | 9.258342 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 167 | 9.245925 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 958 | 9.29 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 46708 | 9.245 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 989 | 9.285527 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2238 | 9.258699 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 881 | 9.285431 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 521 | 9.279858 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 122 | 9.274012 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 232 | 9.278534 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 267 | 9.274102 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 66 | 9.254173 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 174 | 9.254337 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 162 | 9.283851 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 890 | 9.261816 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1267 | 9.25865 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1709 | 9.285727 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1381 | 9.27877 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 200 | 9.255 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 517 | 9.2915 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6069 | 9.272785 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 714 | 9.256463 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1121 | 9.258745 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 |
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(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) |
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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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 |
| Date of disclosure: | 23 January 2018 |
| Contact name: | Wendy Dent |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 1245 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Related Shares:
GVC.LLadbrokes Coral