29th Dec 2017 10:37
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: | 28 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 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
| 578794 | 9.36170 GBP | 9.29000 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sell
| 828267
| 9.38500 GBP | 9.28000 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 | 282000 | 9.3422002 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3490 | 9.33313181 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1630 | 9.330333 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 39 | 9.314069 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1104 | 9.333939 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 50 | 9.349065 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 222 | 9.310172 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 9.330317 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 73 | 9.318227 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9 | 9.317957 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 451 | 9.330343 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 132 | 9.327683 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 308 | 9.321615 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 37600 | 9.332298 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1840 | 9.332299 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 75 | 9.313154 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 52 | 9.319658 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 31 | 9.312665 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 36 | 9.334377 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 9.329141 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29 | 9.350289 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 14 | 9.327766 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 36 | 9.327804 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 74 | 9.340781 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1456 | 9.32582 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 187 | 9.349967 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 222 | 9.333998 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 189 | 9.312192 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13 | 9.34045 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 84 | 9.340802 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 226 | 9.325403 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 145 | 9.340732 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 212 | 9.349934 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 90 | 9.334729 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 488 | 9.328288 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 361 | 9.350001 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: | 29 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:
GVC.LLadbrokes Coral