14th Dec 2017 11:22
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 2253Z released at 10:27am on the 13th December 2017. 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: | 12 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
| 2722832
| 9.38124 GBP | 9.25000 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | Sell
| 1026990
| 9.37000 GBP | 9.25000 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 | 2333 | 9.285924 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 282000 | 9.305 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Long | 14200 | 9.291721 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4740 | 9.29102321 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 496 | 9.280928 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 295 | 9.283466 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1637 | 9.312279 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6737 | 9.292706 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1970 | 9.300621 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4639 | 9.304379 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6704 | 9.295023 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7164 | 9.280372 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10464 | 9.312793 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 30625 | 9.295057 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1586 | 9.304248 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 222 | 9.283388 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2175 | 9.300617 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3540 | 9.304469 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5104 | 9.295084 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5474 | 9.279864 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6895 | 9.312799 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 28057 | 9.295047 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3 | 9.29593 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18 | 9.308391 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 21 | 9.332261 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 39 | 9.254969 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 53 | 9.325078 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 122 | 9.323519 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 133 | 9.31279 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 100 | 9.283408 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12789 | 9.295062 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2449 | 9.280762 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3095 | 9.312789 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12 | 9.309148 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 9.325359 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 9.257922 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 9.327755 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 19 | 9.324128 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 24 | 9.312569 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9 | 9.332381 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 17 | 9.254535 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 24 | 9.325784 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 56 | 9.323685 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 66 | 9.313667 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1868 | 9.304548 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 117 | 9.283747 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 782 | 9.3006 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2676 | 9.295117 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2844 | 9.28011 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3606 | 9.312781 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12114 | 9.295042 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 62 | 9.2934 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 403 | 9.294952 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 423 | 9.280174 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 543 | 9.312771 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1846 | 9.295179 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 31 | 9.284327 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 126 | 9.301153 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 277 | 9.30433 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 46 | 9.283188 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 312 | 9.300596 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 744 | 9.304506 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1079 | 9.295061 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1139 | 9.280188 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 9.29 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 247891 | 9.30465 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 215718 | 9.38124399 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 247891 | 9.31300398 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 32173 | 9.302149 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 247891 | 9.29707101 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3083 | 9.312777 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10444 | 9.295097 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1574 | 9.30431 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 103 | 9.283255 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 673 | 9.300632 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2277 | 9.295025 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2440 | 9.28027 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 115 | 9.283767 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 761 | 9.300615 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1828 | 9.304641 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2601 | 9.295088 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2782 | 9.280036 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3517 | 9.312797 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11813 | 9.295041 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29545 | 9.29569403 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4165 | 9.29579592 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4286 | 9.29579561 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7942 | 9.29569378 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 290000 | 9.280416 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 49133 | 9.287684 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6702 | 9.286939 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 80000 | 9.295146 GBP |
Euro 0.01 ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2031 | 9.29789095 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: | 14 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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