8th Dec 2017 17:34
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 | Ladbrokes Coral Group plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Ladbrokes Coral Group plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 07 December 2017 |
(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 GVC Holdings plc
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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 |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 24049004 | 1.82000 GBP | 1.65033 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 27184563 | 1.73661 GBP | 1.65033 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 |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 552489 | 1.72802851 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6500 | 1.775188 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3000000 | 1.766 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1101170 | 1.749225 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 997213 | 1.780609 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4884 | 1.749224 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 410452 | 1.75599147 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3482 | 1.7686719 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 200 | 1.747895 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 44963 | 1.714029 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5928 | 1.75073718 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12253 | 1.7588 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 98534 | 1.711555 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 108532 | 1.711504 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 38966 | 1.70946 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16659 | 1.718149 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32247 | 1.736610 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 575156 | 1.74704002 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1285 | 1.780607 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1423 | 1.749227 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1502 | 1.780606 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 703045 | 1.72866 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 525156 | 1.74626072 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 262682 | 1.731576 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29291 | 1.733 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 27000 | 1.692778 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9900 | 1.713278 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1000000 | 1.7669 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5730 | 1.6911984 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1025000 | 1.72172 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 292513 | 1.69521807 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: | 08 December 2017 |
| 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:
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