Schedule 1 - GVC Holdings plc

ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES")

COMPANY NAME:

GVC Holdings PLC ("GVC" or the "Company")

COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) :

15-19 Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1LB

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:

Isle of Man

COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:

http://www.gamingvc.com

COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING POLICY). IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED:

GVC is primarily a European online gaming and sports betting group. Licensed in Malta and Curacao, its principal brand is CasinoClub, a leading online casino website for German-speaking markets. Other key brands include Betaland and Betboo focused on the Southern European and Brazilian markets respectively. GVC also owns an online bingo site, Winzingo, and has plans to launch an additional sportsbook offering into new territories and may expand the CasinoClub brand. Importantly, GVC does not accept and has never accepted, wagers from US customers.

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):

31,135,762 Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each. There are no restrictions as to transfer of the Securities

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:

No capital to be raised on Admission.

Anticipated market capitalisation on Admission is approximately £56 million

PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION:

29.3% not in public hands at Admission

DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM COMPANY HAS APPLIED OR AGREED TO HAVE ANY OF ITS SECURITIES (INCLUDING ITS AIM SECURITIES) ADMITTED OR TRADED:

None

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):

Kenneth Jack Alexander - Chief Executive

Richard Quentin Mortimer Cooper - Group Finance Director

Lee Feldman - Non-executive Chairman

Karl Diacono - Non-executive Director

Nigel Edwin Blythe-Tinker - Non-executive Director

FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):

Audley Capital Management Limited 29.3%

Ora (Guernsey) Ltd 8.4%

Steve Barlow 6.3%

Capital Research and Management Co 4.8%

Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd 4.5%

M&G Investment Management 4.5%

Percentage holdings will be the same immediately before and after Admission

NAMES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES:

There are no persons to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2 Paragraph (h) of the AIM Rules

(i) ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE

(ii) DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim financial information)

(iii) DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:

I. 31 December

II. 31 December 2009

III. Interim Results for the 6 months to 30 June 2010 - no later than 30 September 2010

Annual Results to 31 December 2010 - published no later than 30 June 2011

Interim Results for the 6 months to 30 June 2011 - no later than 30 September 2011

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:

24 May 2010

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:

Arbuthnot Securities Limited, Arbuthnot House, 20 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AR

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:

Arbuthnot Securities Limited, Arbuthnot House, 20 Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AR

OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:

http://www.gamingvc.com

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:

19 April 2010

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