Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - [GVC Holdings 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) Full name of discloser:	Man Group Plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:	GVC Holdings plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	08th December 2017
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?	YES / NO / N/A If YES, specify which: Ladbrokes Coral Group plc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:	Euro 0.01 ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	642,511	0.2117	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,595,689	1.8433	1,054,106	0.3472
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	6,238,200	2.0550	1,054,106	0.3472

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	7,179	9.6121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	346	9.6440
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	13,491	9.6252
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	2,646	9.6282
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	4,978	9.6461
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	17,274	9.6492
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Purchase	4,978	9.6733

(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 (GBP)
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1020	9.63020
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	26504	9.63020
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	80	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	65	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1520	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1363	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	52	9.63020
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1087	9.63020
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	531	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	136	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	225	9.63020
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6294	9.64710
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8250	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8250	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4058	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14079	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4057	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4386	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2157	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10996	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11896	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22352	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5852	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	282	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10024	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	18830	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8784	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4677	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	227	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3697	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1725	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3245	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6952	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6951	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11255	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3244	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16352	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	23848	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5199	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2542	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16583	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4780	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4779	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9778	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9776	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	335	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12941	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6890	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	26478	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14097	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1998	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	576	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	576	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1180	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1180	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	627	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	306	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	40	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1702	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1562	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3200	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	831	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2884	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4261	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1749	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1748	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2965	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	855	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	854	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	929	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	454	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2522	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4740	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2318	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1233	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	59	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1287	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	271	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	134	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	403	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	879	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	758	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2631	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	758	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1653	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1653	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	511	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	510	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	252	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	252	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	876	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4482	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	364	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	737	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1386	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	686	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	52	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2385	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2057	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1094	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1097	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	418	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	787	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	382	9.62520
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	203	9.61210
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9	9.64400
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	74	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	154	9.62820
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	289	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	290	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	140	9.64610
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	140	9.67330
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	486	9.64920
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3175	9.61960
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	250	9.62710

(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

(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)

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?

YES/NO

Date of disclosure:	11th December 2017
Contact name:	Matthew Irwin
Telephone number:	02071447255

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 [e-mail].  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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Source: Man Group PLC via Globenewswire