Form 8.3 - GVC HOLDINGS PLC

Form 8.3 - GVC HOLDINGS PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		GVC HLDGS PLC
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		11 December 2017
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		LADBROKES CORAL GROUP PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned		Euro 0.01 ordinary
		and/or controlled:		792,423		0.26%		475,516		0.16%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				294,547		0.10%		149,454		0.05%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)
		TOTAL:		1,086,970		0.36%		624,970		0.21%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		96		9.4650 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		114		9.4950 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		142		9.5230 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		143		9.5350 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		156		9.5075 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		198		9.4875 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		198		9.5000 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		204		9.5330 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		225		9.5050 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		263		9.5275 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		331		9.5100 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		345		9.4750 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		381		9.4250 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		396		9.4925 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		471		9.4675 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		504		9.4775 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		578		9.5150 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		620		9.4900 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		748		9.5250 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		872		9.5125 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		920		9.5500 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		1,157		9.4725 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		2,117		9.4884 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		3,958		9.5355 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		4,062		9.4981 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		6,599		9.5454 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		7,273		9.4968 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		8,805		9.5506 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Purchase		16,474		9.4967 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		3		9.4706 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		96		9.4650 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		100		9.4924 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		114		9.4950 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		142		9.5230 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		143		9.5350 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		156		9.5075 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		198		9.5000 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		198		9.4875 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		204		9.5330 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		225		9.5050 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		263		9.5275 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		331		9.5100 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		344		9.4784 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		345		9.4750 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		381		9.4250 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		396		9.4925 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		452		9.4900 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		471		9.4675 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		504		9.4775 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		578		9.5150 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		698		9.4715 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		748		9.5250 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		1,157		9.4725 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,056		9.5125 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		2,580		9.5183 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		4,693		9.4851 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		5,162		9.5365 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		11,146		9.4964 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		18,692		9.5500 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		Sale		104,736		9.4942 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		100		9.4925 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		344		9.4784 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,241		9.5026 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,102		9.5115 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		8,864		9.4990 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		15,555		9.5500 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		19,369		9.4916 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Long		39,055		9.4866 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Long		41,676		9.4981 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		676		9.4828 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,402		9.5188 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		5,492		9.5014 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,189		9.4756 GBP
Euro 0.01 ordinary		CFD		Short		8,805		9.5506 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

4. 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 person 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

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		12 Dec 2017
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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