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:	21st February 2018
(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:	82,886	0.0273	0	0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	8,743,569	2.8803	1,209,437	0.3984
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0	0	0
TOTAL:	8,826,455	2.9076	1,209,437	0.3984

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	Sale	17,538	9.2333
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	20,415	9.1924
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	35,203	9.2333
Euro 0.01 ordinary	Sale	40,979	9.1924

(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	Increasing a long position	1,442	9.2121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	245	9.2197
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	35,642	9.2121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	107	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	68	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,228	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,922	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	58	9.2121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,443	9.2121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	714	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	157	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	287	9.2121
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,777	9.2184
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	42,093	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,630	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	40,519	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13,187	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	15,814	9.2213
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,742	9.1823
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20,869	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,516	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20,019	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,265	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,108	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,755	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	890	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,931	9.2219
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	901	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,622	9.1892
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,804	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,923	9.1892
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,069	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,474	9.2219
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,136	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,713	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,063	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,264	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	19,995	9.2213
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13,632	9.1823
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	24,949	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7,790	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	23,930	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,100	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,731	9.1823
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,370	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,052	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,236	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	688	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,538	9.2213
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	466	9.2219
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	143	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	258	9.1892
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	286	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	501	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	143	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,250	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	64,390	9.2214
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14,338	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	35,772	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,101	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	753	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,879	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	215	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	391	9.1892
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	217	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	706	9.2219
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	434	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,831	9.2213
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,610	9.1823
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,065	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,582	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,862	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,035	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	49,186	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,468	9.1823
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,814	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,005	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,415	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,064	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	746	9.1892
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	414	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,348	9.2219
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	829	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,412	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,523	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	403	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	223	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	63	9.2247
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	557	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,136	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,604	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,931	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,050	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,007	9.2213
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	735	9.1823
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,608	9.1977
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,361	9.1984
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	425	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,306	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	278	9.2432
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	94	9.1892
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	170	9.2219
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	52	9.2075
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	104	9.2250
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,480	9.2274
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	780	9.2274
Euro 0.01 ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,740	9.2274

(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:	22nd February 2018
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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